
Ann’s Garden
Created as a cottage-style garden in memory of Barbara Ann Jardine (1923-1991), a long time volunteer at the HCP.
A mixture of old-fashioned…

Doris Page Winter Garden
Dedicated to horticulturist Doris Page, who was credited with bringing Hellebores to Vancouver Island and for showing that Victoria…

Drought Tolerant Garden
The changing climate has necessitated a need to alter our watering practices. Exposed to full sunlight, all plants are chosen to provide…

Heather Garden
A demonstration of Heathers and companion plants that grow on a windy, sunny slope. “Heather Drifts”, which simulate vast moorland…

Lily Garden
This garden is devoted primarily to the genus Lilium and demonstrates different varieties of asiatic hybrids, trumpet hybrids, and…

Mediterranean Garden
Features plants found in the different regions of the world where Mediterranean gardens flourish: South Africa, California, the Mediterranean…

Mixed Borders Garden
Today’s major design trend is a mixed border garden, because it can provide year round interest in smaller home gardens using a combination…

Native Plant Garden
A natural setting designed so that plants, indigenous to the Pacific Northwest, can be seen growing in an actively cultivated area…

Ornamental Grass Garden
Color and size, texture and growth habit add a graceful structural element to this garden.
Planted as background, accent plants, screens…

Rhododendron & Hosta Garden
A woodland setting demonstrates a harmonious garden with year-round interest by displaying both evergreen and deciduous Rhododendrons.
Several…

Takata Japanese Garden / Zen Garden
Named for the Takata family who owned and operated a Japanese garden in Esquimalt from 1907-1942. When they were forced to leave Victoria…

Upper Veggie Garden
This garden demonstrates the variety of vegetables that can be grown in our climate year round.
It includes herbs, small fruits and…