Victorian Gardens Tours - Victoria, B.C. Canada

The "Four Seasons" Garden

The formality of a front path is emphasized by neatly clipped box and a weeping birch (Bentula pendula) that is meticulously maintained in a mushroom shape.

This prolific early blooming hellebore was developed through a cross of Hellebore sterneii and Hellebore niger

A variegated Hellebore argutifolius and a Hellebore foetidus (stinking hellebore) with its prolific bell shaped light green flowers are important foliage plants throughout the year. In the background is an early blooming pink rhododendron.

Enjoy exclusive access to a half-acre urban garden created by a dynamic lady who is an active member of Victoria’s gardening community. She designed and maintains this garden that has been designed for four-season interest (this garden placed first in a national competition for best year round garden design). Although there is a unity of the design in the garden, each of the mixed borders has its own distinct character ranging from woodland to Mediterranean to a rockery in full sun. Throughout there are harmonious colour combinations with an emphasis on foliage and texture as well as bloom. This garden is never static; the owner is constantly seeking out the best varieties, and incorporating newly introduced plants. Here you will find young choice trees that have been incorporated into the boarders with plans for the future.

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