2016 Summer Garden Award Results
Congratulations to all our Summer Garden Award winners, especially Bronwyn & Peter McNicholl whose Northcote garden (pictured here) won 1st & Premier Garden Awards.
Author: CHS Website Editor
School Gardens Show 2016 – Media Release
MEDIA RELEASE From: Canterbury Horticultural Society Date: 16 February 2016 Primary school students from all over Christchurch have been planning, planting, watering and building their very own garden installations in preparation for the 2nd Oderings School Gardens Show. Presented by the Canterbury Horticultural Society (CHS), the Oderings School Gardens Show opens on Friday 11 March … Read More
Water is Not Enough
So you think you don’t need to fertilise…? Think again. Independent growing trials* were recently carried out on Yates new range of Thrive fertilisers over an eight week period. One plant received just water and the other plant received Thrive Natural Fish and Seaweed. The pictures speak for themselves! Trial Results Fertilisers with nitrogen, phosphorus … Read More
Stepping Stones to City-hood – A Cross-roads for Christchurch’s Image – A Role for CHS?
Colin Meurk ruminates on the Christchurch predicament…
Monthly Tips & Tasks – February 2016
Summer is a real mixed bag of weather with some hot days and then some quite cool days, still not much rain and plenty of wind. Many of the early Spring sown or planted crops are now finished so they can be pulled out and the ground prepared for the planting of Winter crops. Leeks, … Read More
February 2016 Quiz Time Q & A
To which genus do the following plants belong? Dogs Tooth Violet Carrot Onion Carnation … Read More
February Plant of the Month – Geranium Rozanne
Geranium Rozanne is unlike other traditional geraniums. This excellent long season plant has a medium sized, mounded growth habit reaching 60cm and flowers from early in the summer with showy clusters of bright violet-purple flowers.
Get to know Maureen Page
[one_half]Where were you born and where did you spend most of your childhood? Born in Cape Town, South Africa, where I spent my childhood and most of my adult life. Where do you live now and with whom? My husband, David passed away four years ago, I still live in the same house on the … Read More
From the President – February 2016
This month it’s all about the edible! From forecasted gardening trends to an engaging All About Gardening session with Otahuna’s passionate gardener, Adrian Harrison.
Summer Garden Awards 2016 Media Release
MEDIA RELEASE From: Canterbury Horticultural Society Date: 11 December 2015 From flaxes to buxus – it’s time for Christchurch gardeners to sharpen their edges and shine their grasses. The Canterbury Horticultural Society (CHS) invites dedicated garden owners to show off their blooming Summer gardens in the Society’s annual Summer Garden Awards. The CHS Garden Awards … Read More