News from the Gardens

Thrifty Foods Smile Cards

Thank you for participating in the Smile Card program! Here's how it works: By shopping at Thrifty Foods, you can support the current campaign. Phone the HCP office at 250.479.6162 […]

Student Blogs - Hardscaping

The students from Pacific Horticulture College continue to share their knowledge through our blog. This week's blog is in two parts, enjoy! Part One by: Ryan Barton The Importance of […]

Job Posting: Hardscaping Instructor

Position Title:              Hardscaping Instructor – Part-time, Casual Department:               Pacific Horticulture College Reports To:                 College Director Start Date:                  On or after November 19, 2018 (dependent on course scheduling) Hours:                         Varies; classes […]

Fall Plant Sale 2018

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 […]

Fruit Culture

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 […]

Ethnobotony - Student Blogs

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 […]

Rhododendrons - Student Blog

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 […]

Rainwater Management

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 […]