A top draw Pacific Northwest tourist attraction, The Butchart Gardens north of Victoria will no longer sell single-use plastic water bottles, in its words, "to drive awareness of the serious threat ...

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- Any other eyes likely would have seen the 50-foot-deep land mass for what it was -- an ugly quarry floor, the source of limestone and clay for Robert Butchart's cement ...

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.

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A bucket-list trip for many gardeners is Butchart Gardens in British Columbia. The former limestone quarry is a veritable Disneyland for plant lovers, a sea of color that delights the senses. Recently ...

A portion of the Japanese gardens at Butchart Gardens. VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. — Visit Butchart Gardens and see for yourself: its festoons of blooming annuals, reality-defying topiary, flowering trees ...

A Port Townsend couple committed to the Victorian era, was turned away from Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island, because of their clothing. Gabriel and Sarah Chrisman write on their blog This ...

I love my job because I’m always learning something new. Aside from the actual travel, research gives me the opportunity to follow any fact or phrase that catches my fancy. This time the rabbit hole ...

I would relive those moments when I subjected my friends to three-hour vacation slide shows. Our timeline at Butchart Gardens did not allow for a snow cone stop, nor did I even consider waiting in ...