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Pacific Horticulture College

The Pacific Horticulture College has been training professional gardeners since 1987. The College holds a designation certificate under the Private Training Act (B.C. Private Training Institutions Branch) and recognized by SkilledTradesBC as a designated training provider.

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Making leather with local and invasive plants

March 27 @ 10:00 am - 3:30 pmHorticulture Centre Of The Pacific

Adult Community Education | Craft| 4.5-hour workshop In this 4.5 hour workshop (with a 60 min break for lunch) learn the history of natural leather-making and make your own small […]

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Plant Identification & Culture with Jane Tice

March 28 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmHorticulture Centre Of The Pacific

Adult Community Education | 3-hour class This is a monthly class in which participants will be introduced to 20 new plants in each session. If you are a new gardener, […]

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Gardening with Native Plants

March 29 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmHorticulture Centre Of The Pacific

ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION | WORKSHOP | 3 HOURS In this workshop, you will learn how gardening with our local native plants can give you a water-saving, low-maintenance garden that brings […]

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Black & White Art: 3-week watercolour series with Richard Wong - April 2026

April 2 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmHorticulture Centre Of The Pacific

Adult Community Education | Art Classes | 3 hour class or 3-class series This 3-week watercolour course on Thursday afternoons is designed to help you focus on a single technique. […]

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