Butchart Gardens

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View of the Italian Garden at Butchart Gardens, Victoria, with a pond, pink tulips, a decorative fountain, and lush greenery surrounded by flowering trees and distant hills.

Butchart Gardens

garden, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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The world-class Butchart Gardens, begun in 1904 by the wife of a prominent cement manufacturer in nearby Brentwood Bay, features Japanese and Italian gardens and holds an annual flower count (February); the gardens and the Butchart residence have been designated a national historic site of Canada.
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The world-class Butchart Gardens, begun in 1904 by the wife of a prominent cement manufacturer in nearby Brentwood Bay, features Japanese and Italian gardens and holds an annual flower count (February); the gardens and the Butchart residence have been designated a national historic site of Canada.
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