Student Blog Posts – Rhododendrons

This is a blog post in two parts - please enjoy all the great rhododendron information from our students at Pacific Horticulture College! Part…
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Landscape Design – PHC Student Project Opportunity

Each year, Pacific Horticulture College students work with members of the public who are willing to offer their properties as landscape…
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We Are Hiring – Summer Positions

We have two Summer positions available at the HCP. Job descriptions and how to apply below: Position 1: Gardens Assistant The Gardens…
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We Are Hiring – Assistant Gardener

We are looking for another positive and dynamic person to join our team. Job description and how to apply below: Job Description -…
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The Co-evolution of HCP’s Plants and Volunteers

An article recognizing the rise of the Gardens of HCP and the role of volunteers by: Fareeha Siddique As new PHC students and guests,…
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Ethnobotany: A Web of Plants, People and Knowledge

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…
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Of This Land

Of this Land by Fareeha Siddique Reflections on Introduction to Ethnobotany by guest lecturer Hannah Roessler Part 1 of our 2019 Pacific…
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2019 Snow Damage

Now that Spring has arrived, it is hard to imagine that it was only a month ago when Vancouver Island was covered by a blanket of…
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Pacific Horticulture College Student Blog – Beekeeping

Another great two-part blog post from our Pacific Horticulture Students! Benefits of Beekeeping by Lisa Giles Beekeeping is becoming…
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Tree Defects and Biomechanics

This two part blog has been provided by the students at the Gardens at HCP, we hope you enjoy it! Part 1 by: Cassidy Ash On February…
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An Introduction to Bonsai

by: Lana Ellis and Joshua Hill A passionate bonsai enthusiast and owner of Urban Oasis Bonsai, Mark Patterson spoke to the horticultural…
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Call for Vendors – Arts & Music in the Gardens

Arts & Music in the Gardens, one Victoria's longest-running arts festivals will be returning this summer on August 10th & 11th…
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Territory Acknowledgement

We at HCP gratefully acknowledge that the Gardens are located on the ancestral territories of the lək’ʷəŋən peoples, represented by the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, represented by the W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout), W̱SIḴEM (Tseycum) and MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) Nations. With gratitude, we work and learn where people come together in appreciation of plants and stewardship of the Gardens.

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