The Gardens at HCP

06/09/2026

Fresh arrivals in the Gift Shop from !

These handcrafted clay flowers and artisan mugs make beautiful keepsakes, bringing a little piece of the gardens home with you long after your visit.

06/05/2026

Hardy fuchsias are back in the Plant Sale area! 🌸

These pollinator magnets bring us vibrant colour from summer, well into fall when many other plants are beginning to slow down.

A favourite of hummingbirds, hardy fuchsias thrive in our mild coastal climate and can often overwinter successfully with minimal protection. Their flowers seem to float like tiny lanterns among the foliage, brightening shady corners of the garden when they're needed most. They thrive when they recieve partial shade or dappled sunlight through the morning/early afternoon!

Available while quantities last.

06/02/2026

Arts and Music in The Gardens — Saturday, Aug 8 at 9am-4pm, The Gardens at HCP - 505 Quayle Road, Victoria. Tickets and details on LampPost Social.

06/02/2026

06/01/2026

Lots of new stock has arrived recently in the Gift Shop! We're pleased to see pieces that feature our signature Fawn Lily ~ the flower at the heart of the Gardens at HCP. As a native symbol of Vancouver Island's endangered Garry oak ecosystems, it represents our commitment to conservation, education, and celebrating the amazing plants that call this place home. 🌱

06/01/2026

An underrated sunny star of the gardens right now is the Common Woolly Sunflower 'Eriophyllum lanatum'. Spotted just behind the Couvelier Pavilion, this cheerful BC native wildflower isn't actually a true sunflower! Often called "Oregon Sunshine," it puts on a brilliant display of golden blooms all summer long. 🌻

Spot the sticker in the second photo

05/26/2026

Highlighting beautiful contrasts and couple unexpected colour pairings in the gardens today 🎨

05/26/2026

Did you know that you don't need a big yard to turn your kitchen scraps into garden gold? 🪱

Join this Saturday for Essentials of Worm Composting at the Gardens at HCP and learn how to create a sustainable, low-maintenance compost system right at home.

In this hands-on workshop, Bethany Couture will guide you through setting up and maintaining your own worm compost bin, so you can start transforming food scraps into rich, living soil. You’ll also learn how to create nutrient-rich compost and worm tea to help your plants truly thrive.

✨ All bin-building materials and starter worms included. ✨

Perfect for gardeners, apartment dwellers, sustainability lovers, or anyone curious about reducing food waste in an easy and rewarding way.

Saturday, May 30th
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Lower Classroom, Gardens at HCP
$70 Members | $75 Non-Members

Register online at hcp.ca or call 250-479-6162

05/25/2026

New local treasures in the Gift Shop by Poppy Rocks ✨️

Created by local artist Erin, inspired by her daughter, Poppy! Erin’s work celebrates creativity and connection through a multidisciplinary practice that includes beadwork, dot mandalas, painted stones, polymer clay, crochet, and more.

Today, she focuses on handmade seed bead fringe earrings: each pair a wearable piece of art, thoughtfully designed in nature-inspired colour palettes and rooted in the global beadwork community. (Lots of little mushrooms!)

Erin is also known locally for her dot mandala workshops, having taught nearly 100 classes for artists of all ages.

Creativity is a shared thread in the family as her daughter Poppy (Poppy’s Plushies) also creates handmade crochet plushies.

Come discover these beautiful pieces in person at the Garden Gift Shop 🌿