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1 Uplands formal clipped hedges front entry
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1-A Uplands front key-hole lawn .
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2 Uplands 2 Garry Oak (Quercus garryana) in mixed bordeBA 5.
2 Uplands 2 Gar...
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3 Uplands 3 Magnolia soulangeanu buds against Garry Oak(Quer
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4 Uplands 4  clematis festooned arch of garden room3
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5 Uplands 5 acacia in full bloom 5.
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6 Uplands 6 statue and hebe 4.
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7 Uplands 7 clematis armandii, Algerian Ivy (Hedera algerien
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8 Uplands 8 Peony, pink double Primula Vulgaris, bergenia co
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9 Uplands 9 Limbed up rhododendrons with mirrora 1.
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10 Uplands 10 black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) Yellow bamb
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11  Uplands garden  rooms.
11 Uplands gar...
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12 Uplandsr backlit cannaE
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13 Uplands  stipa gigantica and canna-21A.
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14  Uplands summer grasses A.
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15  Uplands woodland .
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16   Uplands  leycesteria formosa (Himalayan Honeysuckle)B
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17 Uplands  Rosa sericea ssp.omeiensis forma pteracantha  .
17 Uplands Ros...
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18  Uplands  dahlia and Coral Bark Maple..
18 Uplands da...
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19  Uplands (vitex and golden robinia)
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From Martin Kovar
As a graduate of two Master of Landscape Architecture programs and a practicing residential garden designer in Canada, I was truly pleased with the high standard or guided tours offered by Joan Looy of Victorian Garden Tours. Having participated in several escorted visits to gardens in Europe, Joan surprised me with a customized itinerary of sites tailored to satisfy my individual interests, based on a telephone discussion Joan initiated in advance of our tour.

Paying careful attention to each garden location and exposure, Joan lined up our visits so as to show each site in the optimal light and time of day. Her intimate knowledge of Victoria gardens and access privileges to a vast array of sites, allowed me, an out of province visitor, to start my day experiencing the quiet wonder of treading on a grassy path shimmering with silver dew, hemmed by cushy mounds of textural perennials. Similarly, the study of shadow play and rich colours of pealing bark displayed by an aged rhododendron grouping, were offered in the afternoon.

Like a chef, Joan took me through the day serving the exact right dishes at the most appropriate times, with heavy emphasis on desert items. Delight yourself, and sample some of the sites Victorian Garden Tours gained access to over many years in business. Let Joan know about your taste preferences, and she will do her best to satisfy your appetite for the art of gardening.

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