My family visited on a misty, October day. Despite the weather-and they even put out neat little containers of clear umbrellas for guests to use-it was gorgeous. Perhaps the weather even helped some with the crowds but there were lots of people even then. I imagine summer days must be jam packed! It was lovely just to wander and snap... More

Do not miss this place. It is worth the trip to Victoria any time of the year. Gluten Free friendly too.

It was great but for our second visit, this one was not as exciting..roses @ were not in full bloom. Prices/rate should be the same all year round and they should give discounts.

The tulips were everywhere at the gardens. After all, it is May. The highlight of the Gardens is the Sunken Garden, which was converted from a quarry. One can easily spend 2-3 hours at the Gardens.

Quite an expensive attraction but it is clear where the admission fees go - the gardens are very well looked after and the sunken garden is wonderful.

Heard so much good things about the garden and I took the tour to the garden while visiting Vancouver Island. After visiting so many gardens around the world, I can only say that this garden is just a nice garden but not impressive like showed in the pictures, not sure whether is because of the season that I visited (... More

I am completely averse to crowds, but somehow I an ignore them fully whenever I visit Butchart Gardens. I'm not sure if it's that the staff has completely solved the problems of crowd control or if it is just so exquisite at the gardens. No matter how often I go, I can't stop myself taking more pictures or marveling at... More

We took the luxury bus from The Empress hotel - the driver was great and you get to learn a little about Victoria and the price includes the gardens admission. It saves you money to do it this way if you don't have a car. The gardens are beautiful and the food was great in the self serve dining room.

I was a bit hesitant to go here, but it was very nice, probably a bit boring for young kids. They give you free see through plastic umbrellas, and the rain didn't really spoil it at all. You only need 3 hours max here.