Vancouver island is an ideal place to garden because of our mild climate. Join us at Continuing Studies to learn about gardening tools and techniques that help you garden grow to its full potential! Stay in touch with nature, reduce stress, improve your health, and have fun!
Programs
Amateur Landscape and Garden Design
This micro-credential program will help you master landscape and garden design skills in just 16 weeks. You’ll gain the hands-on knowledge and practice you need to create the yard and garden of your dreams.
Courses
Beginner's Guide to Propagating Vegetables From Seed
ASSC371
Through seeding demonstrations and planting technique tips and tricks, you will learn how to solve common problems and increase your chance of success.
Easy Gardening
ASSC370
Whether your garden is on a patio or an acreage, this course will set you up for many seasons of easy, breezy, gardening. Learners will leave this course with a clear understanding of the important elements to put in place throughout the garden, and the power and understanding to navigate the home garden decision making process.
The Earth Laughs in Flowers
ASSC333
Just in time for Earth Day and Mother's Day. Imagine a container that celebrates the beauty of flowering plants.
Garden Hospitality: Welcoming the Pollinators
ASSC372
This Garden Hospitality course teaches how to create pollinator-friendly spaces. Learn which plants attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial species, and discover sustainable gardening practices that promote biodiversity and ecological balance in your garden.
Gardening with Native Plants
ASSC334
In this workshop, you will learn how gardening with our local native plants can give you a water-saving, low-maintenance garden that brings colour all season long, making them the ultimate ecological choice.
Introduction to Mycology
ER098
This course will guide you independently at your own pace through 10 units so that you can attain an understanding of the features of fungi and the roles they play in pathology, nutrient cycling, agriculture, biological control, food, medicine, forests and our urban environments.
Landscape Design for the Pacific Northwest
ALGD01
In this 8 week course, you will learn how to design beautiful gardens and select plants best suited to specific landscapes and climates.
Plants in the Landscape
ALGD02
Learn the tools and techniques needed to successfully grow your own food under lights including sprouted seeds, microgreens, and other salad crops.