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Benvenuto, Italian for ‘welcome’, is the name the Butcharts used for their original estate, now a National Historic Site of Canada, and still owned by family descendants. The Butchart Gardens offers 22ha (55 acres) of fantastic floral display situated in Greater Victoria on Vancouver Island. The family’s commitment to horticulture and hospitality continues to this day.

Throughout the seasons there is always something of interest in the various gardens: from the fragrant, winter blooming shrubs, to the fresh delights of spring, to the abundance of summer color, to the grand finale of autumn.