Tuesday 25th June - Flowers Galore!!

The photo count exploded today and Cathy's face is aching from smiling so much. The Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island lived up to their reputation and were mind-blowingly beautiful.

We flew across to Victoria on the float plane and were surprised at how big it was. After wandering the streets with their historic buildings for awhile, we caught the bus to the gardens and spent about 5 hours there before our boat arrived to ferry us home.

Big smile even at the front gate.

The sunken garden was a true highlight. It was a limestone quarry before being converted into a stunning landscape.

A whirligig daisy. A typical display of eye catching colour.

A panorama of the Rose Garden.  Cathy was everywhere!! (click on photo to make it bigger)

A part of the private garden which is closed to the public.

After such a long day, Cathy got a “mooseage” on her overworked shutter finger.

Cathy now has plans to dig a sunken garden in the front yard and employ a few gardeners to maintain a garden full of flowers!!  David will work on the synchronized fountain display.