Here are some additional photos of the Butchart Gardens.
The Sunken Garden. You can see the last remaining stack of the old cement plant among the trees on the right.The flower gardens are stunning in their beauty.The Mound surrounded by flower beds and shrubs and covered in ivy.Janis, Chris and Sheila on top of the Mound.The Mound from the other side.The Ross FountainJanis rides a brass horse.The carouselClose-up of a fuchsia flowerClose-up of whatever kind of flowers these are.A beautiful yellow roseA blood red lilyA busy bee gathers some nectarThere were a few salamanders in this garden.A sphagnum moss owl.Gorgeous liliesThe Three Sturgeons FountainThe Butchart houseThe Japanese GardenSculpted trees in the Japanese GardenAn interesting flower in the Japanese GardenLooking out to the Tod Inlet from the Star PondTod Inlet. Boat rides are now offered.Colourful flower bed alongside the Italian GardenClose-up of some flowers in that gardenJanis and Tacca, the wild boar.A superb succulent garden near the parking lot.