Saturday, October 14, 2023

Visiting Buchart Gardens near Victoria, British Columbia on September 28, 2023


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From September 22 through 29 my wife Elaine and I went on an ocean cruise from Seattle to Alaska on the Royal Caribbean ship Ovation of the Seas. We arrived in Victoria, British Columbia on September 28 at 11:00 AM. Then we rode a double-decker shuttle bus twenty miles north to the famous, 55-acre Buchart Gardens for a three-hour overdose of beautiful flowers.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back on July 16, 2021 I blogged about Heritage Interpretation – telling historical stories to people. Often that is done via plaques. The Buchart Gardens have outstanding green-bordered ones, usually with before pictures. (Click on an image for a larger view). It was adapted from a rock quarry beginning nearly twelve decades ago.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First there is the lovely Sunken Garden.

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then there is the spectacular Ross Fountain.  

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And there also is a dragon fountain. 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


 

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a Japanese Garden and a Rose Garden. Both roses and dahlias were blooming.

 

 


 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is a shady forest with topiaries (arrow).

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everywhere you look there are beautiful trees and shrubs.

 


 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other attractions include totem poles, a carousel, and sculptures.

 


 




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Near the entrance there is a waterwheel and harvest displays.

 

On the way back to the ship we passed though Chinatown and downtown. We departed at 10:00 PM. Sometime in the future we plan on driving from Boise to Vancouver, and then taking a ferry over to Victoria for a day or two.

 


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