Horticulture Centre of the Pacific

HCP Kids - Stories in the Garden - Pollinators
2024-06-21 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Vancouver) | Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific, 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, V9E 2J7, Canada
It's all about our special friends, POLLINATORS this week as we celebrate these amazing creatures with curious observations and chats. Imagine an exploringing nature walk with your child to inspire you both! This rain or shine outdoor program on our endless pathways provides us with many social and nature connections. This is followed by a storytime that encourages the development of listening skills and small group interactions and lots of fun facts about local pollinators! Plan to bring along your favourite story blanket and snack to enjoy during the story with your child and invite a friend. Minimum registration is required. Please share word of this engaging program with your friends and make it a play date!

Date: Friday June 21
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Fee: $10.00 per Family
Register: Online or Call 250-479-6162

Home Herbalist Series - Summer Workshop
2024-06-22 13:00 - 16:00
Join Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Herbalist Racheal Schnarr for the summer installment of the "Home Herbalist" series. We will review medicinal herbs that can be used and harvested during the summer, their typical applications and how to make them. For the practical portion of this class, we will enjoy a short plant walk in the HCP medicinal herb garden, then head back to the classroom to make custom herbal salves.
Celebrate the arrival of summer with an afternoon connecting with medicinal plants! Leave with the knowledge of how to practice herbalism in your own home, as well as your own custom herbal salve to lather on or add to your herbal first aid kit. This class is suitable to take on its own or as part of the series.
*Please note that our salves are not vegan and will be made with beeswax. *
HCP Members $55/Non-Members $65
REGISTER ONLINE or call 250 479 6162
Instructor Bio: Racheal Schnarr
Racheal Schnarr is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist (R.H.N.) and Herbalist who studied at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition and Pacific Rim College.
In addition to working as an R.H.N., Racheal operates a small botanical dispensary using herbs grown exclusively in her garden. She lives her passion of “connecting people with plants” both in her private business as well at Pacific Horticulture College as the College Administrator.
Through years of practicing clinical nutrition at multidisciplinary clinics as well as in her own private practice, she tapped into her passion for sharing the power of holistic nutrition and herbal medicine with her clients. Racheal's practice and classes are fun, hands-on, empowering, education based and are led in a supportive and open environment. Developing a deep relationship with plants, growing herbal medicine, ethical harvesting, food growing, food justice and living in reciprocity with the land on which we grow, forage, and learn are pillars in Racheal's practice and everyday life. She enjoys getting fresh air and her hands dirty when in her home garden, foraging the wild with her dog Josie, and occasionally working for her sister, a Landscape Horticulturist.

Creating a Forest Habitat at Home (Miyawaki Method)
2024-06-23 10:00 - 12:00
We are creating a pocket forest at HCP this spring as a project with help from a generous grant from Pollinator Partnership. The space adjoins our Meadow Makers Project Garden that was installed in 2023 and will offer more pollinator rich native plantings for habitat and foraging. This method of afforestation was developed by the Japanese botanist and plant ecology expert Professor Akira Miyawaki, and draws inspiration from nature's ecosystems to create 100% organic, dense and diverse pioneer forests in as little as 20-30 years. Please join our project lead Paula McCormick on a journey of positive change with this onsite presentation.

Dates: Sunday June 23 2024
Time: 10:00 am - noon
Fees: $35/individual or $45/Family
Register: Online or call 250-479-6162

Songbird Miniatures - Watercolour on Japanese Art Paper with Richard Wong
2024-06-28 13:00 - 16:00
This is Richard Wong's last workshop before the summer break.
Spend a lovely afternoon creating several miniatures suitable for personalized greeting cards, or work on one larger painting. Your choice. Richard will guide you. His classes are suitable for all levels. Beginners are especially encouraged. (Songbird Motif clockwise: Bluebird, Dark-eyed Junco, European Robin, Sparrow)
Paintings: one 8x10" piece, or several 3.5x5" pieces.
Tuition:
$80.00 (art supplies not included, students will bring their own, see list below for what is required)
$90.00 (art supplies included)
Art Supplies Required If You Are Bringing Your Own
- masa paper (several 8x10" pieces). Option: regular 140lb watercolour paper
- winsor newton watercolours: bring all your colours
- paint brushes (medium and small), pencil, eraser, paper towels, containers for rinse water & Holbein watercolour spray bottle (available at Opus Art Supplies on Herald)
Registration: REGISTER ONLINE or call 250 479 6162
Sign up HERE to receive updates on Richard's classes
Richard Wong, Artist Statement & Biography
“How I Became A Wildlife Artist”

This great adventure of mine started fairly innocently.
I spent a glorious 25 years with the provincial government of British Columbia working in finance and policy (Ministry of Environment). During that time, I came to appreciate our wildlife and natural environment, all so delicately balanced! Then it came time to retire. So I did.
My life as a wildlife artist started soon thereafter. With time on my hands, and a Christmas gift of art supplies (from my wonderful spouse), I enrolled in art classes (2010). First it was traditional watercolor classes. Then it was Chinese brush lessons. I soon discovered Japanese art paper, and my career (second) as a professional wildlife artist began. Learning to paint, especially watercolor, allows me to capture the very essence of wildlife and nature like no other medium. Much of our wildlife is affected to the point where we are losing them rapidly. So I do what I can to spread this message of awareness: to paint and capture our wildlife in beautiful, vibrant watercolors; to teach others how to do this; and along the way, to engage and connect people and communities through my love of art. This love has taken me to Australia and the United States, where I've taught, presented and shown my work (Watercolor on Japanese Art Paper). I now paint (professionally), teach and sell from my lovely home base in Victoria, BC, Canada.
Wishing everyone a very lovely journey as we embark on yet another wildlife/art adventure full of wonder, excitement and discovery!
Sincerely,
Richard Wong
Professional Wildlife Artist
Watercolor on Japanese Art Paper

Plant Identification & Culture Workshop
2024-06-29 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-27 13:00 - 16:00
with Jane Tice
This is a monthly class in which participants will be introduced to 20 new plants in each session.
If you are a new gardener, new to Victoria or just want to brush up on your plant knowledge, this is a great place to get started. This is a monthly class where participants will be introduced to 20 new plants which fit with our local climate. Plants are selected for our local growing conditions and the value they bring to the garden. Part of the class will be in the classroom and part will be out in the gardens to view the plants for that month. Dress for the weather and bring something to take notes.
Please register ahead of time especially for field trip classes

One Saturday per month, 1pm – 4pm.
HCP Members $40.00 per session
Non-Members $50.00 per session

Cancellations:
Note that this class required a minimum of 6 registrants in order to run. If the minimum is not met, the class will be canceled or postponed.
Please contact communityed@hcp.ca if you would like to cancel your registration. Note that registrations less than one week prior to the class date may not be eligible for a refund if registration minimums are not met.
2024 Dates:
To register, call 250 479 6162 or click on a date below.
One Saturday per month – 1pm – 4pm.
August 31
September 28
October 26
November 23
December 14

YP Summer Camps 2024 - July 2 to 5
2024-07-02 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-03 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-04 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-05 09:00 - 16:00
During these camps, we will busy ourselves with seasonal gardening activities in our very own HCP Kids Garden! There will also be an exploration of the many natural systems that keep our gardens growing, garden arts and crafts, and more.
Fees: $180 or $160 with a Family Membership
Registration will open April 3 for those with a Family Membership, April 4 for General Public

Willow Bark Wall Pouch
2024-07-06 09:30 - 16:00
with Joan Carrigan
Willow bark is a lovely material for basket weaving and this project is a perfect way to show it off. We will be weaving this variation of a point pouch designed to hang on the wall to hold utensils or a flower arrangement. Along with the plaited designs using willow bark we will also use locally foraged materials for twining patterns. Discussion and demonstrations will cover how to harvest and prepare these locally foraged materials.
Tool list: sharp scissors, 12" ruler, soft measuring tape, spray bottle, an old towel.
Fees: HCP Members $120/Non-Members $140
Register ONLINE or call 250 479 6162
Instructor Bio: Joan Carrigan
Joan Carrigan is a full time basketmaker and basketry teacher living on Salt Spring Island, BC. Over the past 25 years, her passion for baskets has led her to study, travel and explore many different techniques and materials within the medium. Joan studied Fine Art and Art History at the University of Guelph and her love of history has fueled her research in traditional techniques. Her background in fine art has fueled her enthusiasm for the sculptural and creative potentials that the medium offers. Her inspiration comes from the plant materials she respectfully harvests from nature. Joan's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Joan teaches extensively both close to home and in Europe and finds this to be a very rewarding aspect of her career.

YP Summer Camps 2024 - July 8 to 12
2024-07-08 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-09 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-10 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-11 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-12 09:00 - 16:00
During these camps, we will busy ourselves with seasonal gardening activities in our very own HCP Kids Garden! There will also be an exploration of the many natural systems that keep our gardens growing, garden arts and crafts, and more.
Fees: $225 or $200 with a Family Membership
Registration will open April 3 for those with a Family Membership, April 4 for General Public

HCP Kids - Herbal Creations July 2024
2024-07-11 13:30 - 15:30
Herbs are a versatile plant choice for their culinary uses, beauty, aromatherapy and so much more! Let’s explore a variety of plants that we call herbs and recognize them for some of their uses. This session will cover some plant identification and time to harvest and make herb based personal products in this extended class time frame. Ages 6 and up

Date: Thursday July 11 2024
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Fee: $35/child and $30/family membership
Register: Online or Call 250-479-6162

YP Summer Camps 2024 - July 15 to 19
2024-07-15 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-16 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-17 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-18 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-19 09:00 - 16:00
During these camps, we will be busy with seasonal gardening activities in our very own HCP Kids Garden! There will also be an exploration of the many natural systems that keep our gardens growing, garden arts and crafts, and more.
Fees: $225 or $200 with a Family Membership
Registration will open April 3 for those with a Family Membership, April 4 for General Public

HCP Kids - Tea Time July 2024
2024-07-18 13:30 - 15:30
Tea brewing is an art form that goes back to ancient times. Did you know that many of the herbs growing in our gardens are easy to use for brewing. Children love to explore and learn about these interesting plants that provide our brews with flavours and scents. Together we will explore the herb and flower gardens to create a better understanding of these plants and their uses. Then we will create our own blends to take home and sample, discussing drying and storing techniques while we taste our teas. This makes a great “friends meet up” for your child for an afternoon of creativity, gathering and fun! Ages 6 and up

Date: Thursday July 18 2024
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Fee: $35/child and $30/family membership
Registration: Online or call 250-479-6162

YP Half Day Garden Arts Camps 2024 - July 22 to 26
2024-07-22 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-23 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-24 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-26 09:00 - 12:00
The program runs 9 to noon daily. Our time is spent gathering and using natural materials to create garden art as well as a variety of other mediums for 4 or 5 days in July and August.
Limited to 16 participants. For children between 5 and 12 years (School age)
Fees: $125 or $100 with a Family Membership
Registration will open April 3 for those with a Family Membership, April 4 for GeneralPublic

HCP Kids - Summer Time Fairy Gardens
2024-07-25 13:30 - 15:00
It’s summertime and even the fairies need a place to relax on hot days. Looking to our many demonstration gardens for inspiration, we will create a wee oasis for magic in our gardens. These miniature gardens are perfect for creative play on hot days and also provide a sweet addition to existing fairy gardens or another themed garden. Need some playtime too? Why not sign up and make your own miniature garden!! 4+ years (6 and under with an adult)

Date: Thursday July 25, 2004
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Fee: $35/child and $30 with Family Membership
Registration: Online or call 250-479-6162

YP Summer Camps 2024 - July 29 to August 2
2024-07-29 09:00 - 16:00
During these camps, we will be busy with seasonal gardening activities in our very own HCP Kids Garden! There will also be an exploration of the many natural systems that keep our gardens growing, garden arts and crafts, and more.
Fees: $225.00 or $200.00 with a Family Membership
Registration will open April 3 for those with a Family Membership, April 4 for General Public
