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Gardening
Christchurch has long been called the garden city and many of us will be in the garden over the next few months some of us will be gardening and some will be enjoying the many public gardens around Christchurch. It is also a good time to think about the future of that Christchurch icon Hagley Park and the Botanic Gardens which are under review.
Hagley Park and the Botanic Gardens
The city has a long tradition of horticultural expertise – the Botanic Gardens were established in 1863. Open every day at no cost, the gardens are an essential part of life in Christchurch and one of many options for viewing the many plants and trees that thrive in the Christchurch climate.
Christchurch Botanic Gardens
A history and guide with information on hours, plantings and a tour map of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
Hagley Park
Christchurch City Council's management plans.
Hagley Park
Archives New Zealand's online exhibition of documents important to the history of Hagley Park.
Gardens and Public Parks to Visit
- Gardens to Visit : Work & Play
- Listing of private gardens open to the public. From www.localeye.info
- Parks & Reserves : Work & Play
- Guide to parks and reserves around our region. From www.localeye.info
Gardening
- Autumn in the garden
- Autumn is the time to harvest fruit and vegetable crops and begin the big clean-up.
- Garden events in Christchurch
- Christchurch hosts many garden-inspired events each year such as the Festival of Flowers and now the Ellerslie International Flower Show.
- The winter garden
- Winter’s the slowest growth time in the garden, so it’s the perfect opportunity to get stuck into preparing for the spring.
- Garden Makeover
- Summer is a great time to get on with that garden makeover project.
- Gardening : Work & Play
- Links to websites for Gardening information, garden clubs, services, shops and nurseries in Christchurch and Canterbury. From www.localeye.info
- Gardening Organisations and Courses
- Contact information for garden clubs, specialist plant clubs, organic gardening groups and other gardening organizations in Christchurch. From CINCH
See also
- Sustainable living guide
- Cup and Show Week
- Farming image collection
- A & P show image collection
- Gordon Gee watercolour collection
Gardening Resources
Christchurch City Libraries has a huge collection of gardening resources including books, magazines and videos.
Try the Browse Catalogue function and enter “Gardening” or “Organic Gardening” or “Landscape Gardening” to get some idea of the scope of our resources. If you are looking for information on growing a particular plant just use the name of that plant e.g. “Roses”, “Daffodils” etc and use the Subject button e.g.
- Vegetable gardening
- Herb gardening
- Organic gardening
- Landscape gardening
- Trees
- New Zealand native plant gardening
- Children's gardening
- Gardening magazines
This image of Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii is from a collection of botanical illustrations by Gordon Gee who for 18 years worked at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens as a sign writer.
Premium websites
Our premium websites collection of online magazines and reference 'books' also include useful resources
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries.
The Macquarie Dictionary of Trees & Shrubs, from Credo Reference, a comprehensive listing of the plants found in Australian gardens, including native trees, shrubs and climbers, as well as those introduced from other parts of the world.
Oxford Reference Online
Full text of major reference books.
- Oxford Companion to the Garden
- A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
- A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Ebscohost
Thousands of magazines and news sources, mostly full text.
Internet Gateway
- Gardening websites
- Horticulture websites
