Growing Plants for Our Native Pollinators is a one session program to learn about the plants that pollinator's love and how to grow them. There are seeds and starts for creating your own Native Pollinator Garden at home. Saturday, April 1 1:00 – 3:00 pm Fee: $20 (materials provided) Ages: 5 to 12 years
with Kristen Miskelly Many people are interested in environmentally friendly and low maintenance gardens that will attract birds, butterflies, and other wildlife to their garden. By gardening with native plants, you can bring the beauty of southern Vancouver Island into your own backyard while also providing numerous other benefits. Kristen Miskelly, biologist and owner of […]
Come visit our lovely spring blooms on Good Friday (April 14). We are open from 9:00 to 5:00. Admission is by donation!
with Joan Carrigan This is a variation of a Rib basket. Rather than having a single handle this variation has 2 built in side handles. We will be using willow for the hoop and a combination of dyed reed and seagrass for the weaving. This class is suitable for experienced basket weavers and those […]
April 22rd & 23th from 9 am – 4 pm each day. Many unique plants propagated in-house and the full plant list can be downloaded here as a Word document (Spring Plant Sale Availability 2017) or a PDF (Spring Plant Sale Availability 2017). Admissions into the Gardens is free on plant sale day and Master […]
Landscape General Category This course is full - please contact us to get on the wait list for the next course. Course: Saturday, April 22, and Sunday, April 23, 9am – 4:30pm Exam: Monday, April 24, 6-9pm Cost for the course is $400, which includes the textbooks and the exam fee. Note that you can […]
April 22rd & 23th from 9 am – 4 pm each day. Many unique plants propagated in-house and the full plant list can be downloaded here as a Word document (Spring Plant Sale Availability 2017) or a PDF (Spring Plant Sale Availability 2017). Admissions into the Gardens is free on plant sale day and Master […]
Pesticide Applicator Exam (Landscape General Category): Monday, April 24, 6-9pm For those who have completed the BC Pesticide Applicator's License Course, or who are just required to take the exam. Cost if you sign up for the exam only: $110 To sign up please contact College Administration at (250) 479-3210, or via email form:
with Lily Fawn Join Herbalist and Teacher, Lily Fawn for a lovely medicinal herb walk and wildcrafting adventure at the Gardens at HCP. Tour the beautiful medicinal herb garden, native plant garden and the conservation areas. Learn about wildcrafting, foraging, herbs as medicine and how/when to to pick wild medicinals. Additionally the class will include […]
Propagating 101 is a fun way to grow plants from cuttings. If you like to watch things grow, you will love trying these experiments at home. Learn about taking cuttings, natural growth hormones, and what kind of growing medium to use to grow lots of plants from cuttings on your own! Saturday, April 29 1:00 […]