The Butchart Gardens

With their lush greenery and flowers in the warmer months and their incredible light display during the holidays, the Butchart Gardens are a must-see any month of the year.

The Butchart Gardens are also part of our Island Eats series, sso you can get an inside look into their recipe contribution to the cookbook Island Eats.

The Island Eats Series is proudly sponsored by Gordon Food Service Canada.

THE BUTCHART GARDENS
800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay | (250) 652-8222
butchartgardens.com

The Butchart Gardens has been fondly grown over the last 100 years. The well-developed oasis is the perfect place to step into a fairy-tale like world and forget your problems for a moment as you bask in the beauty of the wild colours and beautifully arranged plantings of the gardens. With over 55 acres of garden boasting over 900 varieties of bedding plants, it's a plant-lovers dream. The gardens employ over 50 full-time gardeners to keep the place in tip-top, cared-for shape.

And don't worry if you're in town over the holidays and not during the summer. The gardens are blanketed in carefully donned lights, providing one of the most spectacular light events in the province. It is quintessentially Christmas and will definitely put you in the holiday spirits.