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Today was a crazy day and I've already dozed off a half dozen times as I've been adding photos to this blog after our return back from our Vancouver Island Tour.   We took a 1.5 hour ferry ride to Vancouver Island, arriving in Victoria (capitol of British Columbia) and then went around to various gardens.  We had perfect weather and a great day.  Of course, Butchart Gardens were awesome and we were there early so were able to get some great shots.  Ed L. and I hung out together most of the day and covered a lot of real estate, probably walking 10 miles each.  Butchart was magical, colorful and ultimately crowded when we left.  
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We then traveled to The Gardens at the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific.  This garden was described as featuring over 10,000 varieties of plants.  They had some great ideas and I barely had enough time to get through it. This gardens was really neat and enjoyed the various thematic areas.   Other sites are listed further below with their images and include the Abkhazi Garden, the Canning home garden and the Government Building where Queen Elizabeth stays when she is in town.  We then went around Victoria which is a neat city with vibrant waterfront.  I included the Parliament Building and famous Empress Hotel as well.
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[Image] vegetable & herb garden [Image] Japanese garden [Image] heath/heather collection [Image] repurposed tires and gutters for a "layered" planter [Image] roof top garden [Image]
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[Image] Joan & Rob Canning Garden [Image] Joan & Rob Canning Garden [Image] neat planters at Canning Garden [Image] Government House [Image] Interesting sign on Government House grounds [Image] white border at Government House [Image] alpine garden at Government House [Image] lush border in gardens around the Government House [Image]
[Image] Parliament Building in Victoria [Image] Victoria's inner harbor [Image] neat hanging baskets seen by the hundreds in Victoria [Image] cool killer whales (see mama AND baby?) [Image] Empress Hotel located on inner harbor [Image] shot from Ferry on the return trip back this early evening