News from the Gardens

Thank you to our Pacific Horticulture College students for providing this two part blog sharing what they have learned. To take your own ‘Cannabis Basics for the Home Grower’ workshop […]

Thank you to Laura and Jessica from the staff of Pacific Horticulture College for answering these questions and giving us great insight into what makes PHC so special! Question 1: […]

Responsibilities: Assist the Head Gardener with general garden duties including but not limited to: pruning, weeding, watering, fertilizing, transplanting, compost maintenance, lawn care Work independently with minimal supervision but also […]

Position Title:           Integrated Pest Management Instructor – Part-time, Contract Department:              Pacific Horticulture College Reports To:                 College Director Start Date:                  March 2020 (negotiable) Hours:                         Varies; each course is two days in […]

By: Linda Petite, Head Gardener Nature’s finest decorations are just outside your door. Take a stroll around your garden and be inspired by the possibilities of fragrant conifers, coloured stems, […]

Community Education has long been a staple of offerings at the Gardens at HCP. Our mission is to ‘connect people with plants’ and while this is always our focus Community […]

A Pacific Horticulture College Student Blog Post by: Chris Head This August, our horticulture class visited Salt Spring Island where we toured Salt Springs Seeds and listened and learned from […]

Fruit Culture – a blog post in two parts by Pacific Horticulture College Students   Part 1: By Ian Silbernagel I won’t lie, when I first saw the list of […]

This blog post has been written by Pacific Horticulture Student: Rachel Lavrisa The Fireweed Farm & School, located on the Saanich Peninsula, traditional territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, is dedicated […]

The Gardens at HCP is a pretty special place year-round. The changing maple trees in the Takata Garden in fall, the hellebores gently blooming in winter, and the colours dazzling […]

A blog from our Pacific Horticulture College in two parts: Part One: Environmental Stewardship by: Alexandra Spalding On June 27, Kirsten Miskelly from Saanich Native Plants spoke to the PHC […]