A Stroll Through Butchart Gardens
Jan 14, 2019 16:15:55 #
lmTrying wrote:
I was there about 1978. From an old school hot rodder who has very little luck trying to grow anything in the ground, that is the most beautiful place I have seen. I want to go back and take my wife. I also intend to park myself in the middle of the Japanese garden and just let every bit of stress drain from my body and mind. It is an amazing place, and should be on every traveler's list of places to visit.
Thanks for taking the time to look and comment, I appreciate it. We have been there three times and any time I am in the Northwest I will make to effort to go there. It is pretty fantastic, peaceful and beautiful.
Jan 14, 2019 16:18:13 #
kay55 wrote:
is it as big as it seems? Just wonderful, thank you for sharing.
Thanks for looking in and commenting kay. I encompasses about 55 acres and is packed with walking paths, little places to just stop and look and rest, and it is beauty every where you look.
Jan 14, 2019 16:20:05 #
angler wrote:
Excellent set Marsdad.
Good to hear from you Jim, glad you liked them. You would have an absolute ball in this place. Not too many birds but the flowers would knock your socks off. Thanks for looking and commenting, I appreciate it.
Jan 14, 2019 16:23:00 #
jackm1943 wrote:
I visited there the summer of 2002. The place is truly stunning. Good pics and good info about the place.
Thanks for responding jack, glad you liked the pix. We first visited there in 1992 and have been back a couple of times, it just keeps getting better.
Jan 14, 2019 16:24:51 #
photophile wrote:
Lovely.
Thank you Karin, glad you liked them and I appreciate you commenting. Look forward to seeing lots of your posts in this new year.
Jan 14, 2019 16:26:58 #
PhotoNat wrote:
Beautiful! A place I have wanted to go since I heard my aunt and uncle tell about it when I was about 12 or 13 and got involved with horticulture through FFA in high school(now 56)Hope to get there some day. Thanks for sharing.
PhotoNat
PhotoNat
Thank you PhotoNat I sincerely hope you do get there in the near future, it is definitely worth the effort, not to be missed. I appreciate you taking a look and commenting.
Jan 14, 2019 16:29:11 #
phv wrote:
Love love love!
A very apt description, wish I had thought of it. Glad you liked the pix, your response is much apreciated
Jan 14, 2019 16:30:35 #
lmTrying wrote:
Yes, even bigger! Don't get the idea you can see it in a couple of hours. I was 27 in '78, and I put distance under my feet trying to see it all. Every spot you stop in and every direction you look is an outstanding view. I plan on spending an entire day, and starting the day with a fresh SD card in the camera.
Thank for adding to my description, much appreciated. It is big and difficult to take it all in in one day but more that worth the effort.
Jan 14, 2019 16:35:05 #
df61743 wrote:
We were there in September 2015, and discovered that's an "all day affair" LOL
Everyplace you look is a photo op, and I took 237 pictures.
Dick
Everyplace you look is a photo op, and I took 237 pictures.
Dick
Thanks for taking a look Dick, I , appreciate the effort and your comments. You beat me on the picture taking for one trip, but not by much. However, we have been there three times so cumulatively speaking I have taken more.
Jan 14, 2019 16:38:55 #
Paul J. Svetlik wrote:
Mid-day light reduces the colors. Go there in the morning or in late afternoon, Marsdad?
You can do some PP to improve on these, but the morning/afternoon light would make your photos shine.
Good Luck!
You can do some PP to improve on these, but the morning/afternoon light would make your photos shine.
Good Luck!
You are quite right Paul. The Pennsylvania Dutch have a saying that we get "Too Soon Old and Too Late Smart". That definitely applies in my case. If I am lucky enough to get back there again I will definitely follow your advice
Jan 14, 2019 19:47:57 #
marsdad wrote:
The Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display ... (show quote)
It's a beautiful place to be sure.
Jan 14, 2019 20:40:40 #
Mary Kelley
Loc: San Diego, CA
I join all the Hoggers who endorsed this gorgeous garden. Both times I went, I was lucky to be able to stay all day. The next-best sunken garden is Descanso Gardens at La Canada in Northern Calif. (a few miles south of "The Grapevine" on I-5).
Jan 15, 2019 21:10:23 #
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Jan 17, 2019 17:02:21 #
rmm0605 wrote:
It's a beautiful place to be sure.
Thanks you for viewing my pix and commenting, very much appreciated. Glad you liked them.
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