VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. — Visit Butchart Gardens and see for yourself: its festoons of blooming annuals, reality-defying topiary, flowering trees and shrubs create the impression that you have arrived ...

The famous Sunken Garden at Butchart Gardens, site of a one-time quarry. It's one of the most magnificent garden views I've ever seen – looking out over a one-time quarry now filled with woven beds of ...

My favorite meditation image is from Butchart Gardens [above] in November, a tapestry of colors. Visitors can still view glorious blooming flowers in the hothouse or on DVD from the gift shop.

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at The Butchart Gardens where flowers are concerned? Greenhouse tours on Saturdays and Sundays throughout November will have your answers. Upwards of 14 ...