
HCP is Hiring - Landscape Gardener Helper
Job PostingsLandscape Gardener Helper Horticulture Centre of the Pacific 505 Quayle Road, Victoria, BC $21 an hour / 35 hours per week Work location: In person Seasonal employment: Full time About […]

Landscape Gardener Helper Horticulture Centre of the Pacific 505 Quayle Road, Victoria, BC $21 an hour / 35 hours per week Work location: In person Seasonal employment: Full time About […]

On April 14-15,Tony Huibers, owner of Shibusa Ponds was on site to drain our upper and lower Takata ponds. The crew and vacuum truck spent hours, in the rain, pumping out […]

Tomato Day May 16th, 2026 9 - 12 PM Come Early We Sell Out Quickly Tomato & Veggie Starts and Herbs Tomato Availability List and Detailed Tomato Information Join us […]

Hi Folks, here's an update on the mason bees. As you know, mason bees are available for sale in the Gift Shop - here's some information about mason bees at […]

The Heather Garden at the Horticulture Center of the Pacific by Earl Jenstad, Heather Garden Lead Steward February to May are the months when this garden is the most colorful. The Erica carnea (low […]

The Hardy Plant Group of the VHS is featuring The Fascinating World of Mosses and Lichens, with Fran Benton. Fran studied lichens in Saskatchewan and brings many years of study […]

Celebrate Naturalizing Bulbs in the Winter Garden Part 2 By Amy Sanderson, Doris Page Winter Garden Volunteer Each year we renovate a bed or two with the help of some […]

The Seedkeeper – A tiny pot with purpose Have you spotted these unique, colourful ceramic vessels in the shop at HCP? Their maker is Saanich potter Terrice Bassler, who calls […]

Reclassification of Plant Names We are in the process of doing an inventory of the plants we will have for sale. In doing so, I realized that some of our […]



Celebrate Naturalizing Bulbs in the Winter Garden - Part 1 By Amy Sanderson, Doris Page Winter Garden Volunteer Sometimes when people visit the Doris Page Winter Garden in July, September, […]