I spent Saturday morning enjoying the Oak Bay Tea Party Parade then I rode over to the tranquility of the Abkhazi Garden for lunch and a str...

Western Painted Turtle posing poolside at the Abkhazi Garden.

My brother and my daughter and I have a ritual annual luncheon every spring at the Abkhazi Garden here in Victoria. The Abkhazi Garden is s...

Yesterday's duckling shares his little pond with this pair of Painted Turtles. Looking at yesterday's duckling and today's turt...

A couple of small pools in the Abkhazi Garden are home to this little fellow and about eight brothers and sisters, all looking equally chip...

Earlier this week we went for lunch to the Abkhazi Garden . The garden was formerly the home of a couple with a romantic history. He was a ...

Yes, autumn's definitely here but here's another shot from my recent trip to the Abkhazi Garden where the blooms will continue until...

I went to the Abkhazi Garden the other day because I needed some bright pure color. Here's a couple of purples from that visit.

While autumn colors are beginning to tint the landscape, some days this week have been warmer than many summer days and a trip to Abkhazi Ga...

This flower in the Abkhazi Garden reminds me of candy - particularly some kind of juicy pink confection like those lovely slabs of Dubble Bu...

I am pleased to introduce you to Arion rufus , commonly known as the Giant (or European) Red Slug. Though it is now common here it is an int...

There are about a thousand species of Rhododendron and I'm not about to try to identify which one this is. It's one of many I photo...

Victoria Daily Photo rarely has the opportunity to share something that is both unique and splendid such as the peony pictured above. It is ...

A cold rainy gray day yesterday reminded me that summer's nearly over. Labor Day weekend is fast approaching and everyone is shopping fo...

I've posted about the Abkhazi Garden and its romantic past before but I revisited it the other day for a wonderful surprise. Not only ...

I'm being a little self-indulgent here just because I like these Calla Lilies too much. This group is also in the Abkhazi Garden, subjec...

"The story of the garden really begins in 1920s Paris when the young Marjorie (Peggy) Pemberton-Carter met the exiled Georgian Prince N...