While I have been to the gardens (after living her...

While I have been to the gardens (after living here in Victoria my whole life), none of the botanical beauty can over-shadow the atrocity of a lovely couple being turned away from entering, for being "in costume", when in fact they were elegantly dressed in Victorian attire appropriate for the setting. Disgusted. Will never recommend to visiting friends again - Vancouver Island has many beautiful free gardens (without their noses in the air).