Harvest Festival 2024
Staff BlogsLOOKING FOR VENDORS ! Our annual HARVEST FESTIVAL is coming up Saturday October 5 and we are welcoming vendors and other community members to help us celebrate the season with their […]
LOOKING FOR VENDORS ! Our annual HARVEST FESTIVAL is coming up Saturday October 5 and we are welcoming vendors and other community members to help us celebrate the season with their […]
Check out these programs for the fall Garden Nature Academy – Fall Session! The outdoors offer safe and seasonal opportunities for your preschooler to explore through play, games, songs […]
Each year, PHC students work with members of The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific and the public who are willing to offer their properties as landscape design student projects. If […]
by Linda Petite I have read many articles in the past outlining the benefits of waste wool in the garden. One of the many advantages of wool is that it […]
Each month we invite one of our HCP volunteers to introduce us to a favourite plant. This month Kathryn Alvarez, a volunteer in the Native Plant Garden at the HCP […]
Water Stewardship Student Blog Post by David Ryves and Alexandra Van Draanen Water, where to start and what to consider? As landscape horticulturists the work we do directly impacts […]
Medicinal Plants with Stephanie Jacobs Student Blog Post by Terra Nicholas and Eleni Robson On June 15, we were fortunate enough to have Stephanie Jacobs visit our class and share […]
BY MARNIE DANGERFIELD “We don’t experience natural environments enough to realize how restored they can make us feel, nor are we aware that studies also show they make us healthier, […]
Cut Flower Gardening & Arranging Student Blog Post by Christopher Bruce and Robin Sundberg On June 13, 2022, we had the pleasure of being taught about cut flower arranging by […]
Special Topics in Horticulture: Fruit Tree Culture Student Blog Post by Bethany Couture and Travis Kintzinger The class of 2022 had the great opportunity to learn about grafting from Gordon […]
Organic Landcare Student Blog Post by Kerry Van Kooy and Irina Kim Do you have SOUL? “Working with natural systems to create healthy and resilient urban landscapes” is the mantra […]
For the love of Rhodos! Rhodos! Rhodos! Rhodos! Rhodos! Rhodos! Student Blog Post by Claire Shadrake and Shawn Hildebrand One of the most recognizable plants in many gardens, Rhododendrons are […]
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We at HCP gratefully acknowledge that the Gardens are located on the ancestral territories of the lək’ʷəŋən peoples, represented by the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, represented by the W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout), W̱SIḴEM (Tseycum) and MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) Nations. With gratitude, we work and learn where people come together in appreciation of plants and stewardship of the Gardens.