Garden of the Month: September 2021
Staff BlogsThe Garden of the Month for September 2021 is the HCP Kids Garden! This is where we create and provide hands-on educational experiences that connect children, youth and their families […]
Garden of the Month: August 2021
GardensThe Garden of the Month for August 2021 is The Cutting Garden! A cutting garden is designed to provide fresh cut flowers. These flowers can be used to create bouquets […]
Special Topics in Horticulture: Environmental Stewardship and Ethnobotany
College ProgramsSpecial Topics in Horticulture: Environmental Stewardship and Ethnobotany Student Blog Post by Michael Connacher and Dayton Ordano Our morning Special Topics in Horticulture class was on Environmental Stewardship with Kristen […]
PHC is Hiring: College Assistant
Staff BlogsPosition Title: College Assistant Department: Pacific Horticulture College Reports to: College Director, Horticulture Centre of the Pacific (HCP) Start Date: Week of August 16, 2021 Hours: Part-Time; 20 hours per […]
HCP is Hiring: Financial Administrator
Staff BlogsBackground: The Gardens at HCP is a public garden and place of learning in Saanich, BC. HCP (Horticulture Centre of the Pacific) is a not-for-profit society focused on the provision […]
Special Topics in Horticulture: Fruit Tree Culture
College ProgramsSpecial Topics in Horticulture: Fruit Tree Culture Student Blog Post by Cecilia Cun As a student at PHC we get to attend many amazing special topics and one of the […]
Garden of the Month: July 2021
GardensThe Garden of the Month for July 2021 is the upper Veggie Garden! Welcome to the Upper Veggie Garden. Please come through our newly constructed gate into a space of […]
Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival 2021
Staff BlogsThe Gardens at HCP is delighted to host the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival for their 2021 production: Cymbeline! “A father cruel, and a step-dame false….” When Imogen's father – Cymbeline, King […]
Special Topics in Horticulture: Introduction to Cannabis Growing
College ProgramsSpecial Topics in Horticulture: Introduction to Cannabis Growing Student Blog Post by Andrew Hogg and Brittany Lemieux On June 14th 2021 our class had the pleasure of learning all about […]
Special Topics in Horticulture: Medicinal Plants
College ProgramsSpecial Topics in Horticulture: Medicinal Plants Student Blog Post by Maria Peddle and Jack Young Yet another wonderfully intriguing special topic at the HCP. The lovely Stephanie Jacobs of Fireweed […]
Special Topics in Horticulture: Cut Flower Gardening & Arranging
College ProgramsSpecial Topics in Horticulture: Cut Flower Gardening & Arranging Student Blog Post by Nola Honeywell and Adam Jones Have you ever dreamt of becoming a florist or cultivating a flower […]
Special Topics in Horticulture: Cut Flower Gardening & Arranging
College ProgramsSpecial Topics in Horticulture: Cut Flower Gardening & Arranging Student Blog Post by Nola Honeywell and Adam Jones Have you ever dreamt of becoming a florist or cultivating a flower […]