A friend told me about this roadside delight last year but I wasn’t able to get out to see it.
Today, I had the chance. We drove out of Victoria & wound our way along West Saanich Road. North of Brentwood Bay Village but south of the airport turnoff, we came upon it. 🙂 We had to pull over and marvel at the abundance. Even in the rain, these snowdrops made my day feel a little sunnier.
Doesn’t it just make you wonder who planted the first bulbs in this patch? How long ago was that? It hasn’t been tended in a very long time, but I’m glad it survives.
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other snowdrop patches I admire:
- at Abkhazi Gardens, Oak Bay in November
- at Maltwood Manor, Royal Oak in January
- at Fort Street & Leighton Road, Victoria, in February
- at Haultain & Forbes, Fernwood, in February
Garden Variety Life 
I love coming across these! There’s one in front of the Fireside Grill in Royal Oak. And there’s one along the Pat Bay Highway in the same area. I know this because last year I decided to stop along there and dig up a clump, cuz I couldn’t find them at any of the nurseries. I wound up sliding into a ditch of running water, but it was worth it!