Saturday, June 26, 2010

Butchart and the Japanese Gardens

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZGd-wuNMHKc
The video show are pictures taken in Butchart Garden in Victoria - the British Columbia's provincial capital It lies at the southeast end of Vancouver Island, 90 km southwest of Vancouver. One of the ways to reach Butchart Gardens is from Seattle, purchasing a Victoria City and Butchart Garden Tour on the Victoria Clipper. Butchart Gardens has an area of approx. 20ha/50 acres. This Garden was started in 1904 by Jennie Butchart to beautify the quarry pit resulting from her husband's cement business. Still operated by the family, the grounds are maintained year round by a team of gardeners. The floral attraction is the beautiful sunken garden with its green lawns, trees and exquiste flower arrangements that create a whirl of colour. The other Gardens include, the Rose Fountain, Rose Garden, Japanese Garden and the Italian Garden. An average visit is about 1 and a half hours, in time to catch the 7.00 pm boat trip (about 3 hours) back to Seattle (on a day trip ticket).
The second part of the video show are pictures taken from the Japanese Garden in Seattle (Washington).

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