News from the Gardens

t’s not quite time to put away those gardening gloves and tools, fall is the perfect time for planting! For one day only we will be offering lots of unusual […]

Our annual Arts & Music in the Gardens festival is a highlight for many locals’ summer calendars and is happening this weekend, August 25th & 26th from 10 am – 4 […]

Our annual Arts & Music in the Gardens festival is a highlight for many locals’ summer calendars and is happening this weekend, August 25th & 26th from 10 am – 4 […]

A day of Fruitful Learning at Pacific Horticulture College Student Blog, by Pacific Horticulture College’s Lauren Fairweather and Claudette Campbell On August 2nd 2018, this year’s crop of Landscape Horticulture […]

Student Blog Post by: Michelle Fraser and Jesse Gallant Our class recently had the opportunity to tour the greenhouses of Butchart Gardens as well as Eurosa Farms, and the tropical […]

Student Blog Post By Jakes Giles & Shannon Grady Environmental stewardship refers to the responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices. Before our week […]

Student Blog Post By Jakes Giles & Shannon Grady Environmental stewardship refers to the responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices. Before our week […]

by: Kasia Karczewski and Kelsey Greer Last week, ethnobotanist Hannah Roessler visited HCP to share her wealth of knowledge with the students. Hannah comes with a variety of experience in […]

By: Shy Hodgkinson and Bekki Isles Nowadays, it seems like wherever you look in Victoria and the surrounding area, you’re going to find a rhododendron of some sort. This genus […]

The latest blog post from our Pacific Horticulture College Students. Rainwater Management – Skye Koch and Maddie Harris The PHC class took an introduction class to Backyard Rainwater Management with […]

Visitors to Victoria as well as locals are drawn to the Gardens at HCP and why not? It is a quiet walk through a secret garden! Designed as a demonstration […]

We first met Gordon Mackay earlier in the season for some lessons on fruit tree pruning, and on May 14 he surprised us with another visit to talk about beekeeping, […]