The Gardens at HCP

Name: The Gardens at HCP
Address: 505 Quayle Rd, Victoria, BC V9E 2J7, Canada, E, Canada

4.7/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact The Gardens at HCP

Address :	505 Quayle Rd, Victoria, BC V9E 2J7, Canada
Phone :	📞 +79
Website :	http://www.hcp.ca/
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Wedding venue , Garden ,
City :	E
Description :	Botanical garden featured themed areas, plus a horticulture college offering workshops & classes.

505 Quayle Rd, Victoria, BC V9E 2J7, Canada

Best Garden in Canada

V	Valerie D on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Lovely gardens but unfortunately our stay was spoiled by finding our car had been intentionally keyed after a 2hr visit post-brunch. We arrived just after they opened and the parking lot was full so we parked on the street immediately past the gate where parking is allowed. We were well off the road but I guess this upset someone enough to come out and key our car across two doors. I can only expect that the keying was done by a neighbour or the property owner where we were parked who wishes we wouldn’t park there. Apparently the city will not let the HCP expand their parking lot into other areas. I will be reporting to the police but be warned about parking here (see photo). Never had an issue in bigger cities with my car, but 24hrs into a trip to Victoria this happens.
J	Janis Silver on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A lovely find in W Saanich. We were there in February and there was still a lot to see. The winter garden and Japanese gardens were outstanding. Can't wait to come back in the summer months!
A	Aidan Wood on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Stunning. So much variety abd beauty in a relatively small area. Always worth a visit.
M	Manpreet Dhindsa on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A must see garden for sure. Its perfect for plant lovers as the variety, layout , tidyness , the flow its all wonderfully and tastefully done. It was out first time , wont be last for sure. Will definitely be coming back to see all in Bloom. Best japanese, rhodo collection .
M	Miguel Barrera on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of the most beautiful spaces I've had the pleasure of being in. If you enjoy nature, gardens, or a good walk I highly recommend this place. Especially the Japanese garden area.
J	Jay F. Kruszewski on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I love the variety of plants they have here. I will definitely want to visit these gardens again at different times of the year to catch everything. I especially liked the bonsaï section, some are impressively old.
B	Booyaka Stubbs (ExplorewithStubbs.com) on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Looks like a nice relaxing place to walk around and take in the sights and smells of this garden. I was dropping my wife off at Camosun early in the morning and I just happened to see the sign for the garden. I parked and walked in, it was pretty empty. Both the parking lot and the entrance but the sign said the garden was open. When I went in, I found out that you need to pay to walk the grounds but nobody was the the booth to take money. I didn't want to just walk in and stroll about unannounced so I took some pics by the entrance and left. Hopefully I have another opportunity to come out this was again with some time to kill. Looks like a fairly big area from what I could see and an area where they sell plants ?...
P	Paul Sture on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Had such a wonderful afternoon with my wife there. Very reasonable rates to get in. But if you plan on visiting twice look I to a membership. The gardens were awesome and amazing, they had them separated from one another and some of them were very magical. We started on the one side by the Cafe and by the time we went down and all the way back up through the winter garden my wife told me that was it and we had seen everything. I let a chuckle and suggested we take a few minute rest. We were not even half way through but she couldn't see the other side yet. So many styles of gardens all meticulous. I think my fave for any time of the year was the bonsai-Japanese garden but my fave for the spring is the rhododendron garden all I full colour bloom. I also very much enjoyed the ethno trail that taught us about the plants used by our first people's on the land and what they used them for. I think if you visited every month or so you might see a different garden as blooms open up and die off. Definitely will visit again when were are in town with the time. Don't forget that they also sell quite a few of the plants you will see in the gardens. It was hard to walk out of there for under $100 they had such great plants. Lol