Abkhazi Garden

[2][3] Prince Nicolas Abkhazi fled Georgia for France soon after the start of the Russian Revolution.

[3] They were reunited in New York in 1946 and later moved to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada where they remained the rest of their lives.

[5][6] The garden is approximately one acre and features pathways of crushed gravel and stone paths that wind their way under rhododendron plants with different coloured flowers that have grown to the size of trees.

[8] This is after the city tried to impose a heritage designation that met resistance from The Land Conservancy of British Columbia while it underwent restructuring and sought to sell some properties to maintain financial stability.

[9] The Land Conservancy was later able to sell the parking spot that had been heritage designated by the city on Foul Bay Road and no longer required creditor protection by 2017.

A picture of the colourful rhododendrons planted at the Abkhazi Garden in Victoria, British Columbia
The colourful rhododendrons at Abkhazi Garden, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
The tea house pokes out above the main garden area.
The tea house at Abkhazi garden, as seen from the garden below.