by Keith and Heather Nicol
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| Find the bunnies |
This Easter at
Butchart Gardens near Victoria B.C., kids could go on a treasure hunt for 10
ceramic Easter bunnies and get a treat at the end. The event runs from Friday,
April 14-Monday, April 17 and we headed there on Sunday to take advantage of
the sunny warm weather. There were lots of kids trying to find the ceramic
bunnies which were strategically located to give you a full tour of the
gardens. We loved the show of colourful
flowers which included many gardens of hyacinths, tulips, and daffodils. We also appreciated the many colourful trees
in bloom which added immensely to the display.
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| The Sunken Garden is particularly scenic now |
One of the
staff we spoke to mentioned that they thought the gardens were about 2 weeks
behind due to the cool spring and winter weather along coastal B.C. this year. There were some early rhododendrons
in bloom as well as crocuses which traditionally would have bloomed weeks ago. We
also enjoyed spotting some delicate fawn lilies in the Japanese Garden.
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| Tulips were in bloom in several gardens |
Of the trees in
bloom the Magnolias attracted the most attention due to their large white
blossoms. Camellias also offered flowers of delicate shades of pink. If you
feel like the cool spring weather needs to be left behind and you need some colour
and signs of spring, a visit to Butchart Gardens will be sure to lift your
spirits. If you have kids be sure to search out their ceramic Easter bunnies
over the Easter long weekend. For more information see: http://www.butchartgardens.com/
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| The Italian Garden was a popular spot to sit and enjoy the sun |
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