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Living Willow Columns & Willow Woven Plant Pot Cover Workshop

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

with Joan Carrigan Participants will explore both the potentials of creating living willow structures using fresh willow and weaving dried willow that has been soaked to become pliable again. First the living willow will be woven in the form of a decorative round column planted in a plastic pot of soil. If kept well watered […]

Family Workshop Series – Growing Together

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

Dates: Saturday's February 13, March 5, March 19, April 2 2016 Fee: $25 / 2 hr session (up to 4 people with minimum of 1 adult) or $80 / 4 sessions (Materials are included in the fee) This 4 session family learning program is based on a practical sequence of activities to prepare you and […]

Splint Woven Storage Basket Workshop

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

with Joan Carrigan This is a classic indispensable storage basket ready to be put to use in the home or garden. Split weaving with flat reed is strong and durable and lends itself to incorporating twill patterns. We will look at control of shape and material handling in this mid-sized basket as well as discuss options on how baskets can be finished with dyes, wood stain or milk paints. Suitable for all levels of experience – including beginner. HCP Members $115 Non Members $135 To register, call 250 479 6162.

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Pesticide Applicator Course and Exam

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

Saturday, April 16, and Sunday, April 17, 9am – 4:30pm Exam: Monday, April 18, 6-9pm Cost for the course is $400, which includes the textbooks and the exam fee. Note that you can sign up to write the exam only for a cost of $110. To sign up please contact College Administration at (250) 479-3210, […]

Garden Mosaics Workshop – Stepping Stone

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

with Trish Collins Join us for this 3 part, fun workshop with Trish Collins of Duck Soup Mosaics. The workshop features basic lessons in the design, construction and finishing of your own weatherproof, decorative 12” stepping stone. Choose from a variety of designs created to suit the materials, level of experience, working time, and produce a great […]

Pesticide Applicator Exam

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

For those who have completed the BC Pesticide Applicator's License Course (Landscape General Category) or who are just required to take the exam. Exam: Monday, April 18, 6-9pm

Grow your own Oyster Mushrooms Workshop

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

with Danielle Stevenson This workshop will offer an introduction to the amazing world of mushrooms and cover what you need to know to grow your own mushrooms at home. We'll each inoculate a gallon bucket of oyster mushrooms to take home. Learning to grow mushrooms is a great way to grow your own food and medicine! Oyster mushrooms are a good source of protein, B vitamins, Vitamin D, iron and minerals, and have been shown to lower cholesterol and inhibit cancers. Instructor, Danielle Stevenson is a fungi enthusiast with 4 years of mushroom cultivation […]

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 ingredients […]

The Art of Herbal Tea Blends

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

with Lily Fawn Welcome to The Art Of Herbal Tea Blends. This class is designed to give you the foundation of information that will allow you to begin your journey through the wonderful world of herbal teas.  Herbalist and teacher, Lily Fawn, has been studying the art of blending herbs and teas since 1992.  She […]

Yoga for Gardeners Workshop Series

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

with Jenny Feick Every spring, people enthusiastically venture into their garden and yard, only to return hours later sore and exhausted. Yoga can help you avoid some common gardening injuries and reduce current aches and pains. Through attention to posture and alignment principles, this workshop will help you protect your hips, shoulders, wrists, back and knees. You will learn what you should do to get your body ready for gardening and how to stretch and move after working in your yard so that you feel rejuvenated. Jenny shares her passion for Yoga, Nature, and gardening on and off her mat.  Raised by a family that ran a landscaping business and created rock gardens, she continues to garden at her home in Esquimalt, B.C.  Jenny began her yoga practice as a teenager and practiced diverse hatha yogatraditions.  She completed her initial yoga teacher training with Blissologist Eoin Finn, and in […]

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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]