Walking around through the Japanese section, here at Butchart gardens, Victoria, British Columbia. One of five different themed gardens. As much as I loved the Japanese garden, it was not my favourite

Butchart Gardens is basically divided into five different themed sections: the Sunken Garden, Rose Garden, Mediterranean Garden, Italian Garden, and Japanese Garden. Let’s enter the Japanese Garden through

Welcome to Random Friday, or Boxing Day as it turns out. Did you exchange gifts this Christmas? If so, what y’all get or give? Let us know in the comment section below. Perhaps you are on vacation or just

Merry Christmas to all Hivers who celebrate! Hope you are having a great relaxing time with family. Enjoying good food, good company, and good conversations. If you have to work over the holidays, i.e.

A busy place this was, Butchard Gardens. Try as I may, most of the photos I took here had to include a human or two (aside from from the flower closeups). I guess its the nature of a world famous garden

More scenes from a garden; a perfect setting for a wedding ceremony wouldn’t you say? Imagine the father of the bride escorting his daughter down this aisle. The groom, best man, and bridesmaids await.

Here we have more random garden shots or “scenes from a garden”. With my interest in photographing flowers you might think I was an expert or something on them, but the fact is I am kinda dumb when it

Gotta a few more photos for you today. As it turned out, I took hundreds of photos at Butchard Gardens last Summer! Coming from me, no surprise right? Just so many photos ops at this place, hard to pass

This is a “path to paradise” or simply one of many paths in the garden of Butchart. Paths connecting guests to nature, and paths connecting beauty to beauty. Love nature, love life. Which pathway are you

It’s Friday December 19th, and Christmas is just around the corner. Having a hard time getting in the “Christmas spirit” this year and not sure why. It seems like Christmas 2024 was not that long ago right?

Gotta couple more garden snapshots from Butchart to show you. One thing I love about photographing gardens are the colour explosions on display! Purples, reds, yellows, and greens. A symphony of perfection

A few more photos from our wonderful walk around the gardens of Butchart. We found this exquisite triple fountain to top things off, I don’t recall seeing anything quite like it before. Let’s stop and

I am no flower connoisseur by any stretch of the imagination, but I do love to photograph them! Who doesn’t love the vibrant colours of a flower? (Not to mention the incredible fragrance) Last Summer we

Let’s go for a walk, here at Butchart gardens. Walking is one of my favourite things to do besides hiking. When I able to do it in an exceptional environment like this, it is wonderful. How about yourself?

We spent and afternoon at Butchart Gardens here on Vancouver Island. What a place! 55 acres of garden bliss to soak in (or about 22 hectares). A perfect combination of beauty and nature. It’s no wonder

So many flowers and lush garden greenery, here at Butchard Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia. Visiting this place has been on my radar for many years now, and finally the day has come to visit. Let’s

It’s Friday December the 12th, and we are in a state of “Ice Cold” here in western Canada. No surprise though, this is Canada after all. When I hear another fellow Canadian complain about the cold weather

It’s day five of our Vancouver Island trip. The plan on this day was to drive from Courtney to Victoria, and visit the famous Butchart Gardens. The drive itself is approximately 2 hours, and you have a

A few more “deep jungle” pics captured on the trail to Seal Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Not exactly a deep jungle I guess, but that is what it seemed like to us landlubbers anyways. The trees

Day four on Vancouver Island continues, as we explore the eastern coastline and some cool trees. Vancouver Island is the gift that keeps on giving. Just so many photo ops, here there and everywhere! Could