Festival of Flowers Garden Tours
Monday, January 2, 2012
Discover Canterbury’s most impressive private gardens. Half day & full day tour options as well as a not-to-be-missed Enchanted Twilight Tour. In association with the Festival of Flowers Great Gardens of Otahuna & OhinetahiOTAHUNA LODGE: The spectacular 110 year old gardens of Otahuna offer wide vistas over the lawn and lake, intimate woodlands and exquisite potager garden; OHINETAHI: This garden is recognised as one of the very best gardens in NZ. It has strong structure and is created as a series of rooms including a walled red garden, herbaceous border and numerous stone and metal sculptures....
Ellerslie Garden Tours
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Small City GardensHalf day tour of the City's most beautiful small gardens. Including: No. 4, No 11, Te Wepu and Marokapara.Available Qty: 28 Select Date : Wed 7 March 8.30am-12.30pmSat 10 March 1.30pm-5.30pm Price: $96.00 High Country GardensFull day tour including history, heritage and hospitality with station owners. Gardens include: Peak Hill Station, The Point and Middle Rock. Tour limited to 50 peopleAvailable Qty: 15 Select Date : Wed 7 March 2012 - 8.45am-5.15pmThurs 8 March 2012 - 8.45am-5.15pm Price: $135.00 Westlake & Tai Tapu GardensHalf day tour visiting Ron and Margaret Long's...
All About Gardening
Monday, November 28, 2011
FEBRUARY Tuesday 7th 7 – 9pm Wednesday 8th 9.45 – 11.45am “In the Garden with Michael Coulter” Timely tips, tasks and questions MINI: “Our Ellerslie Garden” Ellerslie 2012 garden designer Tony Milne gives a sneak preview of the CHS’s entry to this year’s important event. MAXI: “All Things Bright & Beautiful” Rachel Vogan provides an update on plants that are successful in our water restricted summer gardens, and new releases coming soon to garden centres. All About Gardening is held at the CHS Centre in Hagley Park $3 members, $7 non-members. Includes morning tea /...
Putting the A&P into CHS
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Canterbury gardeners celebrated 150 years of loving their gardens with attitude and passion at the 149th Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Show November 9 – 11, 2011. Apples, asparagus, Asiatic lilies and aubergines mixed with paeonies, proteas, parsnips, parsley, peppers, pansies and of course pumpkins creating an urbanscape with sustenance for the body, colour for the eye and food for the soul as nature bloomed supreme. Layered over green Readylawn, shrubs from Woodend Nurseries, trees from Allwood Nursery, blooms from Lynda Bell Proteas and Downies Flowers and fruit and vegetables from...
A drip, a flood or a good soak
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The tap no longer flows with unlimited water to grow green lawns and manicured gardens in Christchurch – our day of water reckoning has arrived. Christchurch water restrictions came into effect last Saturday (8 October 2011), meaning no one is allowed to water outdoors on Mondays and watering our precious gardens can only happen on alternative days – depending on your address. The infrastructure required to pump water around the city on a peak-demand summer day has been severely damaged by earthquakes, meaning all Christchurch residents need to reduce outdoor water consumption. Mayor...
Share Seeds for Canterbury
Thursday, September 1, 2011
People from all over Christchurch came to collect donated seeds and plants over the weekend. Launched by the NZ Gardener as a seed drive initiative back in June “Share Seeds for Canterbury” was a great success with over 2000 people visiting the Canterbury Horticultural Centre to collect donated seeds, potting mix and seed raising trays. Held during the Spring Flower & National Daffodil Show, visitors to the centre were treated to a wonderful display of blooms – from tiny daffodils to stunning floral art installations. var flashvars = {}; flashvars.file...
Tours
Ellerslie Garden Tours
Small City GardensHalf day tour of the City's most beautiful small gardens. Including: No. 4, No 11, Te Wepu and Marokapara.Available Qty: 28 Select Date : Wed 7 March 8.30am-12.30pmSat 10 March 1.30pm-5.30pm Price: $96.00 High Country GardensFull day tour including history, heritage and hospitality with station owners. Gardens include: Peak Hill Station, The Point and Middle Rock. Tour limited to 50 peopleAvailable Qty: 15 Select Date : Wed 7 March 2012 - 8.45am-5.15pmThurs... Read More
Garden Riches & Gourmet Delights 17-22 March 2012
Wellington, Wairarapa & Waikanae - A Tour with a Difference! HOUSE GARDENS & HIGH TEA 6 Day Longer Break 17 – 22 March 2012 Experience Herbs, High Tea & Outstanding House & Gardens 1 night Wellington 2 nights Masterton 2 nights Palmerston North Ruth Pretty High Tea & Cook Shop Cost: $1,445 members ($1,625 non-members) Itinerary available now Register your interest now by contacting Freda Hunter, Tour Manager tel: (03) 366 6937 Read More
2012 Tour Programme
2011 TOURS 8 December Twilight Xmas Tour 2012 TOURS 17-24 February CHS Festival of Flowers Garden Tours 7-11 March Elllerslie Garden Tours 17-22 March Wellington, Wairarapa and Waikanae – Garden Riches & Gourmet Delights April Harvest & Garden Day Tour July/August Sunshine Coast Getaway September Wellington Wearable Arts 2-9 October Tempting Tasmania 16-23 October Chatham Experience 24 October Geraldine Day Tour November North Auckland To register your interest... Read More
White Heron West Coast Tour Report & Photos
Although atrocious weather conditions greeted the White Heron tour group in Whataroa, spirits could not be dampened! A quick shuffle of the programme due to river flooding meant we started the tour with the stunning Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers where we were delighted to see the green orchid in flower. By day two the river had returned to normal levels and we made our way via jet boat and boardwalk to the only breeding place of the White Heron (Kotuku) in New Zealand. The seclusion... Read More
Recipes
The Green Grocer’s Rhubarb Cake with Streusel Topping
There is a small cafe/health food store in Kumeu called The Green Grocer. They make a divine Rhubarb Cake.
Ingredients
125g butter
1 ½ cups lightly packed brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups plain flour
1 tspn baking soda
1 cup sour cream
2 cups diced rhubarb
Streusel Topping ingredients
1/4 cup sugar
1 tspn ground [...]
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