News from the Gardens

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]