The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens
The Butchart Gardens
Brentwood Bay, Canada
Top 10No. 1 in North America
Themed display gardens laid out in a former limestone quarry near Victoria on Vancouver Island. The Sunken Garden sits at the quarry floor with the Ross Fountain, and blooms shift by season from spring tulips to summer roses and autumn dahlias.
Highlights
- Sunken Garden lookout
- Japanese Garden
- Dahlia and Rose Gardens
Good to know
- Admission about $40, no senior rate
- Allow one to several hours
- Most paths wheelchair accessible, some stairs
