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Growing kindness: RRU’s community fridge

5 May 2023

It’s been a year since the start of the Royal Roads University Giving Garden. Now there’s a new addition: the RRU community fridge. The initiative is a partnership between the Giving Garden and Student…

woman standing in garden near a row of kale plants

From no-dig to pollinator plants, try this at home

5 May 2023

Solara Goldwynn, Royal Roads University’s food systems manager took staff on a tour of the Giving Garden as part of the university’s celebrations for Earth Week hosted by the Climate and Sustainability…

1,000 pounds and growing: RRU Garden helps feed community

3 October 2022

Royal Roads University’s Giving Garden, part of A Vision in Bloom, is helping fight food insecurity on Vancouver Island

RRU’s historic Japanese Gardens are getting a major redesign

6 August 2022

CBC Victoria's Adam van der Zwan took a walk with the garden's new architect Hayato Ogawa and Director of Operations Ron Granados to find out more about major plans for the historic Japanese Gardens.

Royal Roads’ kitchen garden is producing

5 August 2022

Right now we are giving the community 120 pounds of organic produce a week, grown right here on campus in our Giving Garden, funded by your donations to A Vision in Bloom.

Business professor’s memory to be honored

12 July 2022

Dr. Steven Glover’s legacy to be honoured with commemorative bench on campus

100 years of history and the heritage fruit trees of Royal Roads

11 July 2022

When is a banana not a banana? When it’s a Winter Banana! (Which is a type of apple and one of RRU’s heritage fruit trees.)

The century-old “glass house” at Royal Roads remains a vital asset on campus

30 June 2022

A Vision in Bloom: restoring the historic glass greenhouse on RRU grounds

The power of the picnic table resonates with Royal Roads MBA grads 16 years later

20 June 2022

2005 MBA cohort raised $5,000 for Royal Roads and picnic table they donated has been refurbished for future student use.

What’s in the (water) works at Royal Roads

13 June 2022

The ponds and fish ladders in RRU’s gardens go back more than a century and are getting upgrades as part of A Vision in Bloom.

RRU Bonsai with Mark Paterson

27 May 2022

We are pleased to share a little peek into a local donor event with RRU’s Bonsai Artist Mark Paterson who shared insights on the art of bonsai.

He devoted a lifetime to bonsai. Soon, you’ll be able to see his trees at Royal Roads

27 May 2022

Dick and Bette Geisreiter donated over 100 bonsai to Royal Roads University to be enjoyed in the university’s Japanese garden.

Hayoto Ogawa and Vera Gammert in the Japanese Gardens at RRU

Rejuvenation of Royal Roads’ Japanese gardens will build on tradition — and perfection

24 May 2022

A major upgrade of Royal Roads University’s tranquil Japanese gardens is a key piece of its Vision in Bloom fundraising campaign.

Bench donation highlights pivotal time for women in World War II

16 May 2022

Nephew and niece honour Eileen Maurice, who served as a "Wren" a Royal Roads Military College during World War II.

Japanese Gardens’ history is entwined with the men who made it

2 May 2022

Isaburo Kishida and Tadashi Noda were the designers behind Royal Roads University’s verdant and serene Japanese Gardens.

Buzzing bees will boost Royal Roads’ vision for a productive kitchen garden

25 April 2022

Century-old kitchen garden at RRU will produce fruit, veggies for campus and community as part of Vision in Bloom renewal

Classmates and lifelong comrades, Class of ’61 remembers Royal Roads

21 April 2022

In place of a 60th anniversary celebration, graduates of the former Royal Roads Military College donated to the Vision in Bloom fundraiser.

President Steenkamp: Good things are growing at RRU

19 April 2022

We're reimagining what was once the Dunsmuirs’ kitchen garden into a community food-production hub. Watch the first plot being built in just two days.

Growing and giving: Royal Roads’ kitchen garden to produce food

12 April 2022

RRU’s kitchen garden is the lynchpin of Vision in Bloom, a campaign to restore the university’s historic gardens and grounds.

Renewal for Royal Roads’ iconic water wheel

8 April 2022

The waterwheel in the Japanese Gardens is a powerful symbol of rebirth and regeneration, and an example of how man, machine and nature can work together in harmony. This iconic feature was skillfully restored by local artisans thanks to the generous support of community donors.

Your garden updates

Growing kindness: RRU’s community fridge

From no-dig to pollinator plants, try this at home

1,000 pounds and growing: RRU Garden helps feed community

RRU’s historic Japanese Gardens are getting a major redesign

Royal Roads’ kitchen garden is producing

Business professor’s memory to be honored

100 years of history and the heritage fruit trees of Royal Roads

The century-old “glass house” at Royal Roads remains a vital asset on campus

The power of the picnic table resonates with Royal Roads MBA grads 16 years later

What’s in the (water) works at Royal Roads

RRU Bonsai with Mark Paterson

He devoted a lifetime to bonsai. Soon, you’ll be able to see his trees at Royal Roads

Rejuvenation of Royal Roads’ Japanese gardens will build on tradition — and perfection

Bench donation highlights pivotal time for women in World War II

Japanese Gardens’ history is entwined with the men who made it

Buzzing bees will boost Royal Roads’ vision for a productive kitchen garden

Classmates and lifelong comrades, Class of ’61 remembers Royal Roads

President Steenkamp: Good things are growing at RRU

Growing and giving: Royal Roads’ kitchen garden to produce food

Renewal for Royal Roads’ iconic water wheel

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