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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
Hagley Park
Information from Christchurch City Council about Hagley Park. Includes current management plan and details of current consultations over future plans.
Hagley Park
Online exhibition of digitised documents important to the history of Hagley Park. From Archives New Zealand
Christchurch Botanic Gardens - Christchurch City Council
A history and guide with information on hours, plantings and a tour map of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
Gardening
- 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 Courses
- Gardening courses in Christchurch. From Community Information Christchurch (CINCH)
- Gardening Organisations
- Contact information for garden clubs, specialist plant clubs, organic gardening groups and other gardening organizations in Christchurch. From Community Information Christchurch (CINCH)
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
Library Resources on Gardening
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.
A selection of subject searches
- Vegetable gardening
- Herb gardening
- Organic gardening
- Landscape gardening
- Trees
- New Zealand native plant gardening
- Children's gardening
- Gardening magazines
Our premium websites collection of online magazines and reference 'books' also include useful resources such as…
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.
