Butchart Gardens

The Butchart Gardens are the most famous tourist attraction on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The Gardens are located in Brentwood Bay, just north of the city of Victoria. The gardens are absolutely spectacular, and, in contrast to most of the rest of Canada, their plants bloom all year round due to the mild climate of the area. The plaque is printed in both official languages of Canada, and the English portion reads:

 

Jennie Butchart began to shape this magnificent landscape in 1904. She established, in the style of the grand estates of the period, several distinct gardens to evoke a range of aesthetic experiences. An abandoned limestone quarry was transformed into the dramatic Sunken Garden, a reflection of the early 20th-century beautification movement and an exceptional achievement in Canadian gardening history. Through successive generations of the Butchart family, this site has retained much of its original design, and continues the Victorian tradition of seasonally changing the outstanding floral displays.