Broke & Bougie
Rhododendron Wander at Finnerty Gardens
A free 6.5-acre rhododendron garden on the UVic campus, where the most expensive thing is a couple of dollars for parking.
University of Victoria
More infoBroke & Bougie
A free 6.5-acre rhododendron garden on the UVic campus, where the most expensive thing is a couple of dollars for parking.
University of Victoria
More infoTucked into a corner of the UVic campus, Finnerty Gardens holds one of Canada's best rhododendron collections, over 1,500, threaded by gravel paths that curve past ponds and benches built for sitting. Come in April or May and the place erupts in colour like a horticultural standing ovation; any other month it is a quiet, sweet-smelling loop you will have to yourselves. Entry is free. Parking is a couple dollars.
Slip into this 6.5-acre secret on the edge of UVic and take the slow loop along the wide gravel paths, past ponds, benches and over 1,500 rhododendrons almost nobody knows are here. Hit it in April or May for full-colour fireworks; any other month it's a hushed, sweet-smelling green you'll have to yourselves. Bring a thermos, budget about an hour, and keep a couple of dollars for campus parking. Let the quiet do the work, then carry the calm onward.
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