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Foraging Workshop – includes lunch by local chef

Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada

With Chef Castro Boateng & Foraging Guide Lance Staples This is not your average picnic! Join us for a unique foraging adventure at the Gardens at HCP. The group will spend a couple of hours gathering wild local edibles while learning about foraging from guide Lance Staples. After their foraging adventure, the group will feast on a three course meal using foraged […]

Mother, Daughter & Son’s Soap Making Workshop

with Grace Wolfe This is the perfect Mother's Day gift!  A gift of creative time together in a spectacular garden setting and delightful handmade natural soaps to take home. This is a special Mother's Day class for moms and their adult daughters or sons. Join Grace Wolfe, from Hands Together Traveling Soap Co, who will […]

WOLFING DOWN WEEDS: Part 1 – Wild Teas and Salads

Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada

Take in the sights and smells of spring while learning a little appreciation for the lowly weeds peeking out from under the spring flowers. Learn how to identify and collect common garden and lawn weeds, and then take them back to the lunch room to prepare a wild tea and delightful spring salad. This workshop […]

Tomato Day

Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada

Join us on Saturday, May 20, between 9:00 am and 12:00 noon! Organically grown heirloom tomato varieties Veggie and herb transplants Free admission to the Gardens!

Building with Cob – Garden Bench Project

Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada

with Beth Cruise Learn this ancient natural building technique with Beth Cruise. This hands-on cob building workshop will give you the basic, practical skills for building many garden structures like walls, sheds, benches, arbours, bulletin boards, display centres, huts, gazebos, and sanctuaries. Learning the finishing touch of colourful earthen plasters, mosaics, embedded objects and sculptural […]

Annual General Meeting and Special Presentation

Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada

Date:                   May 29, 2016 at 1:00 Location:          The Gardens at HCP Couvelier Pavilion  AGM  That time again where our members gather to review the highlights of the year. This year's AGM will be at 1:00 on May 29th and should be approximately one hour in length. At 2:15 there will be a special […]

WOLFING DOWN WEEDS: Part 2 – Wild Stir Fries and Iced Teas

Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada

Part 2 of Wolfing Down Weeds will explore a different group of weeds, those that may at first appear a little less tender and tasty. But don't be deceived by their tough exteriors, many tougher weeds make excellent food as well! Plants will be identified and gathered the same as the previous workshop but this […]

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Flower Arranging for your Special Event Workshop

Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada

with Eiddwen Thomas Come and join us for a creative floral experience. Participants will have the opportunity to design and create their own natural arrangements under the expert guidance and instruction of Eiddwen Thomas,  local floral designer and flower farmer. This three part series will feature locally grown flowers, foliage, grasses and ornamentals as much […]

Make your own hypertufa pot

Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada

with Heather Goulet Learn the art of making beautiful rock like containers using the hypertufa technique. Each participant will make a pot during the workshop and take it home with them. Hypertufa allows you to use any interesting bowl or object as a mold for your pot. Once you learn the technique, you will be […]

College Information Session

Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific 505 Quayle Rd., Victoria, BC, Canada

Thinking about a career in horticulture? Our next full-time Horticulture Certificate Program starts in January 2017. Learn about the program and the application process, see the gardens and bring all your questions to our information session on June 23, 2016, 6pm @ The Gardens at HCP. Registration is preferred, but drop-ins are welcome. To register, […]

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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.

505 Quayle Rd. Victoria, BC V9E 2J7

Phone: 250-479-6162

Email: [email protected]