Pro-D Day Camp
2017-10-20 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific, 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, V9E 2J7, Canada
NEW for the 2017/18 school year! This fun and active garden program is modeled after our popular JMG Garden Camps held in The Gardens at HCP. Our program features lots of seasonal gardening activities, nature and crafts to keep the most avid young gardeners growing!
Dates: October 20, November 24, February 23, & April 20
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Ages: 5-12 years
Cost: $38/child
**For registration, please contact the HCP office at 250-479-6162**

Harvest Festival at the HCP
2017-10-28 09:30 - 11:30
Slime of a Time!!
Join us in The Gardens at HCP for our annual harvest festival filled with seasonal activities, games, and exhibits for the whole family! Each year we feature an endangered species to explore. This year special guest Alanah Nasadyk will be introducing the Blue-Grey Taildropper Slug, a local and endangered species needing our help! Create a take home slug with Victoria Artist Joanne Thompson, carve a pumpkin, and lots more. Space is limited so register at HCP early so you are not disappointed. This activity fills quickly. To register, please call us at 250 479 6162. The cost is $15 per family.
For more children and youth activities, please visit our Youth Programs page by clicking this link.
HCP Harvest Festival 2017 Partners
Rocky Point Bird Observatory is a small local nonprofit organization which seeks to influence and inform conservation and ecological management practices of migratory birds in western North America through monitoring, scientific research, and public education. We participate in a number of research and monitoring projects throughout the year. Our main bird banding season is mid-July to October, though we also offer a variety of talks, bird walks, and school programs year-round. If you are listing this info online, feel free to link it to our Facebook or website as well.
Joanne Thomson is a full-time visual artist specializing in watercolour for illustration and fine art. She holds a Masters degree in Adult Education and has taught at the College level and now chooses to teach in community settings. She is an active artist advocate, mentor and facilitator supporting organizations that support environmental sustainability. Examples of her recent works can be seen at www.joannethomson.com and www.wildanticipation.ca.
Habitat Acquisition Trust is a non-profit regional land trust and registered charity that conserves nature on south Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. HAT works towards conservation through habitat stewardship, land protection, and community education. HAT accepts donations for all programs including the Blue-grey Taildropper Slug Habitat Stewardship Project – for more info visit hat.bc.ca
Alanah Nasadyk, Habitat Acquisition Trust Community and Development Coordinator, BA Alanah first became involved with HAT as a volunteer in early 2015, taking part in Western Screech Owl surveys and bat monitoring. Alanah studied at the University of Victoria to receive a Bachelor's degree majoring in both Environmental and Asia-Pacific Studies. Growing up in the Victoria region she has a strong connection to the area and has involved herself in environmental outreach, volunteering, and connecting with others over stewardship. Prior to joining HAT, Alanah worked for the Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team, Tourism Victoria, and international development organization CITYNET Yokohama. Alanah is one of the few people to have seen the rare and at risk Blue-grey Taildropper Slug in the wild. Her encounter inspires Alanah to share her knowledge of and passion for this slug and its slimy, unsung relatives with the world for their protection and for science.

Kids Garden Club
2017-11-05 09:45 - 11:45, 2017-12-02 09:45 - 11:45
Once a month we meet for seasonal gardening activities in our very own JMG Garden Plot! Our growing season starts early, and there is always lots to do!! When the weather is not quite ideal, we can work indoors to start seeds, learn to propagate plants, plan our home gardens, build trellising, and lots more. When the weather cooperates, we spend every minute creating garden beds, amending soil, mulching, planting, weeding, staking, and watering! These are great skills to get your garden enthusiast growing their own food at home. There are lots of take homes, from seeds to plants and harvests whenever available.
2017 CLUB DATES: 9:45 am – 11:45 am on March 4, April 1, May 6, June 3, Sept 9, Oct 7, Nov 5, Dec 2

Terrarium Garden Workshop
2017-11-05 13:00 - 14:30
Explore the amazing world of plants, how they grow and what you need to know to build and maintain your own miniature indoor garden. Participants are invited to bring along a glass container to transform (a great upcycle activity with an open glass container 20cm or less). Plants and other materials will be provided.
Date: Sunday, November 5
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Ages: 5+
Cost: $15
**For registration, please contact the HCP office at 250-479-6162**

Wreath Making for Kids Workshop
2017-12-02 13:00 - 14:30
Come out and create a beautiful wreath for your home or gift giving this holiday season. Bring an adult along to give you a hand! Check out our selection of greenery and natural materials to make it unique!
Ages: 7 + years
Fee: $15/child (attending adult is included)
Call 250 479 6162 to register

Kids Garden Club
2018-02-03 09:45 - 11:45
*September date revision to September 1, 2018*
Once a month we meet for seasonal gardening activities in our very own JMG Garden Plot! Our growing season starts early, and there is always lots to do!! When the weather is not quite ideal, we can work indoors to start seeds, learn to propagate plants, plan our home gardens, build trellising, and lots more. When the weather cooperates, we spend every minute creating garden beds, amending soil, mulching, planting, weeding, staking, and watering! These are great skills to get your garden enthusiast growing their own food at home. There are lots of take homes, from seeds to plants and harvests whenever available.
Club Dates: 9:45 am – 11:45 am (Saturdays 2018 - Feb 3, Mar3, April 7, may 5, June 2, Sept 1, Oct 6, Nov 3, Dec 1)
Cost: $10/2 hr session
Ages: All ages welcome! Children under 5 need to be with a supervising/participating adult

Terrarium Garden's for Kids
2018-02-03 13:00 - 14:30
Gardens come in all shapes and sizes. Get creative as you learn about the needs of little plants for indoors, and what better place to grow them than in an upcycled glass container. Bring along a glass bowl, vase, jar or other container and see what you can create for your room????. (Containers should measure up to 20 cm in size). Parent participation is required for children under 6 years of age.
Ages: 4 + years
Fee: $15/child

JMG Pro-D Day Camp
2018-02-23 09:00 - 16:00
Junior Master Gardener Camp (JMG)
Come grow with us! This dynamic program educates youth about horticulture, health, nutrition, environmental science, leadership and life skills using fun and creative activities. Flexibility is a key component of the JMG program that enables it to be adapted to meet the needs and interests of different individuals and organizations. It is perfectly suited to Afterschool Childcare Programs, 4-H, Home School groups, or any number of interest groups as a program enhancement. If you are interested in having a JMG program at your school, recreation centre, home school group, or other, please contact our School and Youth Programs Coordinator.
At HCP we have been offering this international, licensed program since 2005. See our list of upcoming JMG Camps below, including JMG Pro-D Day Camps, Spring Break Camps, Summer full and part day camps. This program is facilitated by Victoria Master Gardeners Association members.
JMG PRO – D DAY CAMPS
Dates: Friday, February 23 and Friday, April 20, 2018
Times: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $38/child
Ages: 5 ½ years – 12 years
Registration: register at HCP office (250-479-6162) **see sign up sheet Pro-D Day Camps**
SPRING BREAK CAMPS
Dates: March 19 – 23 and March 26 – 29, 2018
Times: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $180/5 day camp, $145/4 day camp
Ages: 5 ½ years – 12 years
Registration: register at Saanich Recreation (250-475-7600)
SUMMER CAMPS (JMG and Garden Arts)
Dates: July 9 -13 (JMG full days), July 23 – 27 (Garden Arts half days),
August 7 - 10 (JMG full days), 2018
Times: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (full days), 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (half days)
Cost: $180/5 day camps, $145/4 day camps, $95/5 half day camps
Ages: 5 ½ years – 12 years
Registration: register at Saanich Recreation (250-475-7600)

Making Your Own Bird House
2018-03-17 10:00 - 23:30
Our gardens depend on birds to thrive so let's look at what birds need for nesting and create a safe place for them to raise their young. We will be using wood, hammers and nails to assemble our pre-cut kits. We need big hands along to help handle the tools safely, so parent participation is required.
Ages: 5 + years
Fee: $20/child

Starting Vegetables with Seed
2018-03-17 13:00 - 14:30
Learn about seeds, how they grow and what they need to become healthy thriving plants. We will be planting up trays of seeds for the JMG gardens as well as take home, so bring along your garden gloves. Don't forget about planning for our native pollinators too! They need flowers to keep them happy and we will include flowers along with our vegetable and herb seeds. Parent participation with children under 6 years of age.
Ages: 4 + years
Fee: $15/child

JMG Spring Break Camps
2018-03-19 09:00 - 2018-03-23 16:00, 2018-03-26 09:00 - 2018-03-29 16:00
Junior Master Gardener Camp (JMG)
Come grow with us! This dynamic program educates youth about horticulture, health, nutrition, environmental science, leadership and life skills using fun and creative activities. Flexibility is a key component of the JMG program that enables it to be adapted to meet the needs and interests of different individuals and organizations. It is perfectly suited to Afterschool Childcare Programs, 4-H, Home School groups, or any number of interest groups as a program enhancement. If you are interested in having a JMG program at your school, recreation centre, home school group, or other, please contact our School and Youth Programs Coordinator.
At HCP we have been offering this international, licensed program since 2005. See our list of upcoming JMG Camps below, including JMG Pro-D Day Camps, Spring Break Camps, Summer full and part day camps. This program is facilitated by Victoria Master Gardeners Association members.
SPRING BREAK CAMPS
Dates: March 19 – 23 and March 26 – 29, 2018
Times: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $180/5 day camp, $145/4 day camp
Ages: 5 ½ years – 12 years
Registration: register at Saanich Recreation (250-475-7600)
JMG PRO – D DAY CAMPS
Dates: Friday, February 23 and Friday, April 20, 2018
Times: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: $38/child
Ages: 5 ½ years – 12 years
Registration: register at HCP office (250-479-6162) **see sign up sheet Pro-D Day Camps**
SUMMER CAMPS (JMG and Garden Arts)
Dates: July 9 -13 (JMG full days), July 23 – 27 (Garden Arts half days),
August 7 - 10 (JMG full days), 2018
Times: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (full days), 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (half days)
Cost: $180/5 day camps, $145/4 day camps, $95/5 half day camps
Ages: 5 ½ years – 12 years
Registration: register at Saanich Recreation (250-475-7600)

Native Plants & Their Uses
2018-04-07 13:00 - 14:30
Have you ever considered what role our Native Plants have had in forests, meadows and streams? Let's take a walk and talk through the Native Plants Garden and learn to recognize some of the many plants that were used by First Peoples and discuss their many uses.
Ages: 5 + years
Fee: $15/child

Hypertufa Planters I
2018-04-14 13:00 - 14:30
Hypertufa Planters 1
Come ready to get dirty and design a planter made from concrete and other natural materials. Hypertufa creates a very light weight and strong medium that is weather proof. We will discuss features needed in a planter and how to achieve them. These planters will need time to dry and part 2 will be held on Saturday, April 28 to complete this project. Bring along work gloves if you like. All materials are provided. Parent participation is required.
Date: Saturday, Apr 14, 2018
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Ages: 7 + years
Fee: $15/child
Hypertufa Planters 2
The planters will now be dry and ready for us to add texture, prepare and plant into them. We will be using seasonal annuals and herbs for this project. It will be suited for your garden or gift giving (for Mother's Day????). Parent participation is required.
Date: Saturday, Apr 28, 2018
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Ages: 7 + years
Fee: $15/child

Hypertufa Planters II
2018-04-28 13:00 - 14:30

Concrete Hands Planters
2018-05-19 13:00 - 14:30
These hands are fun and easy to make and can be used for succulents displayed on a step, outdoor table, or in a garden bed. Each planter is as unique as the gardener creating them. Plan to get a bit messy. All materials are provided.
Ages: 5 + years
Fee: $15/child

Tea Cup Fairy Gardens
2018-05-26 13:00 - 14:30
We will begin with an enchanted walk through the Gardens gathering natural materials and inspiration to create your own take home Fairy Garden. There will have a chance to explore a variety of materials such as clay, moss, and twigs. Parents/guardians are welcome to stay and participate and required to stay with children under 6 years.
Ages: 3+
Cost: $15

Stories in the Shade (Youth Programs)
2018-07-03 10:00 - 22:45
STORIES IN THE SHADE is a bi-weekly story time designed around a theme that explores subjects such as gardens, bugs, and nature through stories and related crafts. Children under 5 years must be accompanied by an adult.
Date Tuesday, July 3, 17, 31, August 14 Time: 10:00 am – 10:45 am Cost: $5/child, free admission for an accompanying adult Ages:2+ years (designed for younger children, however, siblings are welcome)
Please reserve your spot for both of these programs by calling the Office at HCP 250-479-6162

Nature Around Us Walk and Talk (Youth Programs)
2018-07-03 11:00 - 11:45
NATURE AROUND US is a Walk & Talk session geared to the exploration of plants, insects and diversity in the gardens. Participants will tour the gardens at HCP as they discover more about the natural world around them.
Date: Tuesday, July 3, 17, 31, August 14 Time: 11:00 am – 11:45 am Cost: $5/child, free admission for an accompanying adult Ages: 5+ years (designed for older children, however, younger siblings are welcome)
Please reserve your spot for both of these programs by calling the Office at HCP 250-479-6162

Create a Fairy Garden Workshop (Youth Programs)
2018-07-03 13:00 - 15:00
CREATE A FAIRY GARDEN
This session begins with an enchanted walk through the Gardens at HCP. Participants will collect natural materials on the walk to use in the creation of their own take home Fairy Garden. They will have a chance to explore a variety of materials such as clay, moss, and twigs. Parents/guardians are welcome to stay and participate.
Cost: $15/person Ages: 6+ years
Pre-Register at HCP 250-479-6162)

Science in the Garden - Pond Life (Youth Programs)
2018-07-05 13:00 - 15:30
SCIENCE IN THE GARDEN – NEW!
POND LIFE
Join the fun of investigating what is living in a pond. When you have the means to magnify drops of pond water, you can explore a different world. Movement is in 3D. Breathing is under water. The life is alien-looking. Each participant will take home a kit of a loupe, a waterproof specimen container and a pipette.
Cost: $20/child, free admission for an accompanying adult Ages: 7+ years

JMG Summer Camps
2018-07-09 09:00 - 2018-07-13 16:00, 2018-08-07 09:00 - 2018-08-10 16:00
Junior Master Gardener Camp (JMG)
Come grow with us! This dynamic program educates youth about horticulture, health, nutrition, environmental science, leadership and life skills using fun and creative activities. Flexibility is a key component of the JMG program that enables it to be adapted to meet the needs and interests of different individuals and organizations. It is perfectly suited to Afterschool Childcare Programs, 4-H, Home School groups, or any number of interest groups as a program enhancement. If you are interested in having a JMG program at your school, recreation centre, home school group, or other, please contact our School and Youth Programs Coordinator.
At HCP we have been offering this international, licensed program since 2005. See our list of upcoming JMG Camps below, including JMG Pro-D Day Camps, Spring Break Camps, Summer full and part day camps. This program is facilitated by Victoria Master Gardeners Association members.
SUMMER CAMPS (JMG and Garden Arts)
Dates: July 9 -13 (JMG full days), July 23 – 27 (Garden Arts half days),
August 7 - 10 (JMG full days), 2018
Times: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (full days), 9:00 am – 12:00 pm (half days)
Cost: $180/5 day camps, $145/4 day camps, $95/5 half day camps
Ages: 5 ½ years – 12 years
Registration: register at Saanich Recreation (250-475-7600)

Terrarium Garden Workshop (Youth Programs)
2018-07-17 13:00 - 15:00
TERRARIUM GARDEN WORKSHOP
Explore the amazing world of plants, how they grow and what you need to know to build and maintain your own miniature indoor garden. Participants are invited to bring along a glass container to transform (a great upcycle activity with an open glass container 20cm or less). Plants and other materials will be provided. Parents/guardians are welcome to stay and participate.
Cost: $15/person Ages: 6+ years
Pre-Register at HCP 250-479-6162)

Science in the Garden - Microscopy in the Garden (Youth Programs)
2018-07-19 13:00 - 15:30
SCIENCE IN THE GARDEN – NEW!
MICROSCOPY IN THE GARDEN
So much of the life of a garden is microscopic. Even within the plants, pollen is unique to a species. Looking at different leaves and petals under a microscope will give the artist in you much inspiration. Leaf litter has a whole ecosystem of its own. Come and explore the microscopic world of the garden. Each participant will be provided with a bag containing a loupe, a specimen box and a pipette to take home.
Cost: $20/child, free admission for an accompanying adult Age: 7+ years

JMG Summer Camp - Garden Arts
2018-07-23 09:00 - 2018-07-27 12:00

Tea Time! Workshop (Youth Programs)
2018-08-14 13:00 - 15:00
TEA TIME!
This is an introduction to the art of making tea for children, including plant identification, growing, harvesting, and preparing flowers, leaves, and fruit to brew. Participants will host their own tea party to explore the various tastes and scents of herbal tea brewing. We will finish by packaging up our own sample tea to take home.
Date: Tuesday, August 14 Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Cost: $15/person Ages: 6+ years
Pre-Register at HCP 250-479-6162)

Stories in the Garden
2018-09-17 10:00 - 11:00
Join us at the gardens for our bi-weekly storytime designed for our youngest gardeners. Each program centres around a theme that explores subjects such as gardens, pollinators, vegetable growing, and other environmental themes through stories, garden activities and related crafts. Children under 5 must be accompanied by an adult. For further information, please contact: youthprograms@hcp.ca
Dates: April 29, May 13, May 27, 2019
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Cost: $5/child, free admission for an accompanying adult
Ages:2+ years (designed for younger children, however, siblings are welcome)
Call to register: 250-479-6162

Fairy Garden Workshop
2018-09-29 10:00 - 11:30
FAIRY GARDENS
These gardens are fun to create … even parents enjoy making them, and here is a chance to participate with your child in a morning mini garden making session! We will make these take-home gardens for indoor/outdoor use, using some natural materials gathered from the garden. Adults are welcome to stay or drop off. *All materials are provided.*
Date: September 29, 2018
Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
Cost: $15 per child
Age: 5+ years
