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Pacific Horticulture College

The Pacific Horticulture College has been training professional gardeners since 1987. The College holds a designation certificate under the Private Training Act (B.C. Private Training Institutions Branch) and recognized by SkilledTradesBC as a designated training provider.

Program Dates for 2025

Level 1 Landscape Horticulture Apprenticeship Training: Jan 21 to May 24, 2025. Application Deadline: 13 Dec 2024

Level 4 Landscape Horticulture Apprenticeship Training: Feb 3 to Mar 14, 2025. Application Deadline: 8 Dec 2024

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Upcoming Events

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Christmas & Winter Themes: Watercolour Miniatures with Richard Wong

November 17 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmHorticulture Centre Of The Pacific

Adult Community Education | 3 Hour Workshop This workshop comes around once a year in time for the season. Join us for a lovely Sunday afternoon at the Gardens at […]

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YP Kids – Garden Nature Academy Fall 2024

November 21 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm$300.00 - Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific

The Gardens at HCP is our classroom and we explore all of it; from the native plant and ethnobotany trails to the HCP Kids Garden  and to the surrounding trails […]

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HCP Kids – Pro-D Day Camps 2024 – 2025

November 22 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm$45.00 - Horticulture Centre Of The Pacific

These non-instructional day camps feature an outdoor program that includes time in our very own HCP Kids Teaching Garden where we grow food, learn to support natural systems and enjoy […]

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Slow Stitch Charms with Megan Spedding

November 23 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pmHorticulture Centre Of The Pacific

Explore the process and benefits of slow stitch, using a mixture of reclaimed and plant-dyed fabrics, plus threads and adornments, to create a wearable hand-stitched charm. 

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News from the Garden

Another Anniversary for HCP

The Horticulture Centre of the Pacific celebrated another anniversary on November 7 and will be celebrating its 50th in 2029. A…

HCP Library – New Books for Winter Reading and Summer Inspiration! Nov 2024

HCP Library 2 Nov 2024 Here is the list of the recent acquisitions to the HCP Library, they include reading for all ages and all…

Seed Saving

Saving seeds allows us to retain varieties that are well adapted to our area and that are no longer available commercially. Many plants…

HCP Kids Winter Programming

Pro D Day Camps this FALL/WINTER/SPRING 2024/25 These non-instructional day camps feature an outdoor program that includes time in…