News from the Gardens

Part Two of our Pacific Horticulture College Student Blog Series on Organic Land Care. Find Part One here. We reap What We Sow by Darlene Rice This past month at […]

by Maddy Pauls (Part one of our two part blog posts on Organic Land Care – Find Part Two Here) We had the pleasure of having three classes on organic […]

Position Title:              Plant Identification Instructor – Part-time, Contract Department:               Pacific Horticulture College Reports To:                 College Director Start Date:                  January 2020 Hours:                         Varies; classes are 3 hours in length, typically one […]

Student Blog post by: Amelia Barbin and Gareth Richards The art of constructing dry-stone walls first began as a method to separate farmers’ fields from their neighbours’ in north-western Europe. […]

The Gardens at HCP has been part of the horticulture community, a tourist destination, a local favourite and a centre of plant education since 1979. It’s fair to say over […]

This is a blog post in two parts – please enjoy all the great rhododendron information from our students at Pacific Horticulture College! Part 1: Rhododendrons by: Riley Kenler Having […]

Each year, Pacific Horticulture College students work with members of the public who are willing to offer their properties as landscape design student projects. This is a great learning opportunity […]

We have two Summer positions available at the HCP. Job descriptions and how to apply below: Position 1: Gardens Assistant The Gardens at HCP (https://hcp.ca/) is a public garden and […]

We are looking for another positive and dynamic person to join our team. Job description and how to apply below: Job Description – Assistant Gardener Department:    Horticulture Company:       Horticulture Centre […]

An article recognizing the rise of the Gardens of HCP and the role of volunteers by: Fareeha Siddique As new PHC students and guests, we come and go through The […]

by Carmen Berlin Part 2 of our 2019 Pacific Horticulture Student Blogs on Ethnobotany As a high energy child growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, and in an era […]

Of this Land by Fareeha Siddique Reflections on Introduction to Ethnobotany by guest lecturer Hannah Roessler Part 1 of our 2019 Pacific Horticulture Student Blogs on Ethnobotany Many people, especially […]