October 2014 Quiz Time Q & A
Just Passing
Test your geographical knowledge!
1. Sumner to Lyttelton
2. Loburn to Lees Valley
3. Fairlie to Tekapo
4. Culverdon to Waikari
5. Seddon to Blenheim
Author: CHS Website Editor
Canterbury Horticultural Society Introduces New Awards – Media Release
The Canterbury Horticultural Society has introduced two new categories of awards to acknowledge “outstanding services to horticulture and gardening in Christchurch and Canterbury”.
They are the John Taylor Award for Leadership in Horticulture and the Outstanding Horticulturist Awards.
2014 Annual Report
The Canterbury Horticultural Society’s Annual report for 2013-2014 year is now available. Download a copy here or come into the office for a hard copy version.
Winter Speaker Series Final
By Hunter Calder The Canterbury Horticulture Society Winter Speaker Series was so successful they are looking to repeat it next year. Board remember Ray King said the inaugural series had been great and there had been several interesting topics over four months. Ecologists Professor Dave Kelly and Dr Colin Meurk, landscape architect Di Lucas and … Read More
Monthly Tips & Tasks September 2014
The days are getting longer and at the end of the month daylight saving starts, meaning plants begin their growth, flowers burst out and our garden work really gets under way. One of the best tips at this time of year is to do today what needs to be done as tomorrow may be too … Read More
Spring Garden Awards 2014
Entries are now closed Judging: Sunday 5 October 2014 Entries may be lodged at any time up to the closing date with the Society’s office. Download the 2014 Spring Garden Awards Entry Form GENERAL INFORMATION One of the principle objectives of the Canterbury Horticultural Society is to assist home gardeners. With this end in view, garden … Read More
Tours – a changing scene
Horticultural tours have been an important activity of the Society for many years or should I say decades. Starting around 1985 under the direction of the late Margaret Watling they initially were restricted to a Spring or Autumn garden visit plus an out-of-town sojourn. Under Margaret’s tutelage Freda Hunter took over in 1986 and the … Read More
September 2014 Quiz Time Q & A
What is the Maori name for: White Pine Lancewood Tree Fern Bull Rush NZ Christmas tree
Iris Garden with Devonshire Tea
Wednesday 12 November 2014 1pm – 5pm, 451 Ridge Rd, Motukarara Enjoy a talk and walk around these beautiful gardens followed by a delicious devonshire tea. Established in 1998 the Iris Garden is filled with many varieties of iris, peony roses, camellias and flowering shrubs and roses, all surrounded by established macrocarpa hedges. Potted Iris … Read More
Art in a Garden
Friday 31 October 2014 9am – 5.30pm ‘Flaxmere’ Hawarden, North Canterbury We start our tour at the stunning Amberley gardens of Pat Corbett and Helen Russell where we also enjoy morning tea. Travel through the Weka Pass to Waikari with a short visit to “Possum & Pam’s” gift shop before arriving at ‘Flaxmere’ for a … Read More