Butchart Gardens, Near Victoria, B. C.

Trip Day Twenty, May 23rd, 2006



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People love to have pictures takes by the sign.

We love to take pictures of people having their pictures taken.

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The Sunken Garden
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It all started with a limestone quarry.

Robert Butchart was in the business of making cement from the limestone.
When the supply was depleted, a big hole remained.
Jennie Butchart wanted to make it into something beautiful.

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Learn more about the history of these beautiful gardens at
http://www.butchartgardens.com/the-gardens/our-history/our-history.html

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