Our aim is to create and provide land-based learning opportunities for children and youth in our community. Through these outdoor educational programs, we believe that we can promote individual, community and environmental health. During all of our programs, we will use the gardens and surrounding forests as our classroom and as an educational tool to cultivate joy, wonder and meaningful connections to plants and the natural world.
Seed Starting for Kids
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Seed Starting for Kids
Seeds are an easy, inexpensive and fun way to grow plants for food and flower production. This hands-on workshop provides a step-by-step approach to sowing into trays. These seed starting basics are skills that create confidence to grow healthy plants that can be used in containers or garden beds. Each child will plant up a tray to take home to grow their own flowers and edible plants.
- Date: March 4, 2023
- Time: 10:00am to 11:30 am
- Fees: $30
- Register: ONLINE or call 250-479-6162
Growing Together
Growing Together – for Families
Have you thought about growing your own food crops, but are overwhelmed? Let’s work together in the HCP Kids Teaching Garden and transform an area into a garden plot. Learn about soils, productive garden planning, maximizing yields, managing pests, seeds and starts as well as seed saving. Join us along with your family for this 3 part workshop to build skills and understanding to make your own food production possible. This workshop series is also a great way to improve your garden experience. Bring along your own garden gloves. All ages welcome!
- Date: March 4, 11, and April 8, 2023
- Time: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
- Fee: $125/family
- Register: ONLINE or call 250-479-6162
Fairy Garden Furnishings
Fairy Garden Furnishings
Making your own fairy garden furnishings can be fun and easy with a little guidance. In this class we will take a walk together to forage natural materials that can be made into fun and functional furnishings for existing and future fairy gardens. We will explore doors, gates, transitions and theme related furnishings. Participants will also have access to supplies to make featured items and will be encouraged to source out their own special materials in nature going forward. Imagination is a wonderful tool as we learn to create items for these playful and whimsical gardens! For ages 7 to 12
- Date: March 12, 2023
- Time: 10:00am to 11:30 am
- Fees: $30
- Register: ONLINE or call 250-479-6162
Fairy Garden Workshops
Fairy Garden Workshop
Join us for some fun and creative time as we enter the world of fairy garden making! Your child will be introduced to garden design as we visit various gardens looking for inspiration, collecting items in nature to create furnishings with. and followed by a hands-on lesson to make their own garden to take home. These miniature gardens offer hours of play potential for children of all ages. Plant care, planting techniques, and furnishing making will all be featured. Consider signing up with your child and making one of your own! For ages 4 and up (6 and under must be accompanied by an adult)
April 2023 – Mushroom Hollow
- Time: 1:30 – 3:00 pm
- Fee: $30 for 1 garden/ $55 for 2 gardens
- Register: Here or Call 250-479-6162
May 13 – Blossom Lane
- Time: 1:30 – 3:00 pm
- Fee: $30 for 1 garden/ $55 for 2 gardens
- Register: Here or Call 250-479-6162
May 27 – Sweet Retreats
- Time: 1:30 – 3:00 pm
- Fee: $30 for 1 garden/ $55 for 2 gardens
- Register: Here or Call 250-479-6162
HCP Kids Garden Club
HCP Kids Garden Club – Spring
Do you know a child or youth who loves the outdoors and thrives in the garden? Our HCP Kids Garden provides many opportunities for land-based engagement activities, including seed starting and propagation, planting, garden maintenance, pollinator habitats, and so much more. Each weekly class will have us in this amazing teaching garden where we grow our own food crops. Hope you can join us with your pre-k learner or drop-off (or join) your school age child. There are lots of takeaways, including seeds, transplants and more! Please pack your child’s own garden gloves if you have some and bring along a water bottle and snack, if needed. Ages 3 to 14 (Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult)
- Dates: Saturday’s April 8 to June 3, 2023
- Time: 9:00am to 11:00 am
- Fees: $120
- Register: ONLINE or call 250-479-6162
Terrarium Gardens
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Terrarium Gardens
Gardening with tropicals and succulents is an easy way for children to use their creativity to make these miniature gardens. We will learn about the individual needs of these interesting plants and create a safe environment for them to grow in while using a glass container that is being reused or up-cycled. These make great gifts! For ages 5 and up.
- Date: TBD
- Time: 10:00am to 11:30 am
- Fees: $30
- Register: ONLINE or call 250-479-6162
