News from the Gardens

By Susannah (2020 Pacific Horticulture College student) Ethnobotany is a funny word. Defined as the plant lore of indigenous cultures, it fails miserably at capturing the heart and living essence […]

Blog from Dana Lee, Pacific Horticulture College Student I was very excited to learn that I was selected to write my blog posting on Fruit Culture with Gordan Mackay. I […]

Moving outdoors during the pandemic has been a natural choice for family and children’s activities. The range of activities includes; walks to hikes, bike rides to paddle boarding, beach combing […]

Easy Medicinal Herbs for the Home Gardener (That you may already be growing!) Pacific Horticulture College Blog Post by: Kylie Van Horne Like growing your own veggies, growing your own […]

Love your garden but hoping to finesse the long-term plan? Bought a new home and don’t know where to start? Pacific Horticulture College is looking for landscape design projects for […]

After 22 years as the HCP Librarian, our wonderful Isabelle Jones is stepping down and beginning a new chapter. Apparently, the coronavirus has opened a can of worms with “To […]

After 22 years as the HCP Librarian, our wonderful Isabelle Jones is stepping down and beginning a new chapter. Apparently, the coronavirus has opened a can of worms with “To […]

Youth Program Coordinators Assistant The Gardens at HCP is a public garden and place of learning in Saanich. The HCP (Horticulture Centre of the Pacific) is a not-for-profit society focused […]

To say that the 2020 wedding season is looking different than expected would be an understatement. Aside from the obvious lifestyle changes we’re all experiencing right now, the most dramatic for […]

This blog was originally posted in 2018. We have updated at the end with slides usually only available to people attending our ‘Year Round Harvest’ course. The Gardens at HCP’s […]

Recently the BBC published an article saying that Gardening is an activity that can help you live until you are 100 or more!  And there is nothing a toddler loves […]