Butchart Gardens March 21, 2012

Inside

Outside 

In the store window 

Dress made entirely of paper napkins.

Butchart Gardens March 6, 2012

Outside

Inside

Interesting piebald pattern on these daffodil trumpets.

There seemed to be an emphasis on Gerbera daisies this year.

Amaryllis too.

Magnolias were out and so were Wisterias.

Where Glenn always sat. I don't remember this marble tabletop though - I thought it was metal mesh.

Butchart Gardens March 23, 2011

Outside

Crocuses! So nice to see in the ground, in pots, anywhere.

And a splash of orange in a planter.

Inside - the Spring Prelude garden

Flowers & float planes

The springlike weather continued this past weekend in Victoria. More trees are in bloom. So are some forsythia, daffodils and pink rhododendrons

Spring flowers at Government House.

The harbour was full of activity as we walked along the path on the Laurel Point side.

Butchart Gardens March 19, 2009

Happiness is getting the very front parking spot right beside the rack of Butchart-supplied umbrellas. The weather was rainy but mild.

The following two pictures show a model of the carousel (with 'extra' roof to show underside construction) and the actual thing as it is being built. I wonder if they will charge extra to ride on it.

This looks like an autumn crocus (which isn't a real crocus) but it's not autumn.

The outside gardens should be perking up soon.

Crocus are still out, which seems later than usual.

Inside, I thought I'd better get a picture of the wisteria before it fades. At the end of the month "Spring Prelude" will end and I imagine the indoor garden will be turned back into a restaurant.

I'm not sure what the little blue flowers are... maybe type of Muscari?