News from the Gardens

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, […]

The Gardens at HCP is hiring three summer students. Please see below for position and application descriptions: Position 1: Gardens Assistant The Gardens at HCP is a public garden and […]