The Butchart Gardens are located in the South Saanich Land District and occupy parts of Sections 13, 14 and 15 of Range 2 West and parts of Sections 14 and 15, Range 1 West of the District.

The earliest surviving map showing these legal boundaries is a cadastral map of the South Saanich Land District, dated 1859, containing details of land surveyed and of land ownership for tax purposes. This 1859 cadastral map is in the B.C. Archives collections.

Portion of 1859 cadastral map showing Tod Inlet and the land that is now Butchart Gardens (BC Archives)
Portion of 1859 cadastral map showing Tod Inlet and the land that is now Butchart Gardens (BC Archives)

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