MEDIA RELEASE From: Canterbury Horticultural Society Date: 7 March 2017 From Emerald City to Amazon Rainforest – prepare to be enchanted this weekend at the 3rd Oderings School Gardens Show as the children explore the theme of “once upon a time….” Presented by the Canterbury Horticultural Society (CHS), the Oderings School Gardens Show opens on … Read More
Media Release 26 April 2016 Christchurch’s oldest gardening organisation is teaming up with its newest to help reinvent New Zealand’s Garden City. The Canterbury Horticultural Society (CHS) is lending its weight to Ōtākaro Orchard, Christchurch’s landmark new $5M urban garden project. CHS has expressed interest in being the anchor tenant of the … Read More
MEDIA RELEASE From: Canterbury Horticultural Society Date: 7 April 2016 Celebrate the wonders of Autumn this year at the Autumn Garden Show, a showcase of vibrant flowers and plants, from alpines to bonsai. A joint effort by the Canterbury Horticultural Society and Christchurch City Council Botanic Gardens, the show takes place on Saturday 30 April … Read More
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
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
MEDIA RELEASE From: Canterbury Horticultural Society Date: 20 August 2015 Keep the Garden City blooming It’s time for Christchurch residents and organisations to start getting their gardens ready for the Canterbury Horticultural Society Spring Garden Awards. Keen gardeners, young or old are invited to take part in the Awards and to help the city flourish through … Read More
MEDIA RELEASE From: Canterbury Horticultural Society Date: 21 July 2015 Professor Jenny Webster-Brown presents the 2015 M J Barnett Memorial Lecture The final of the Canterbury Horticultural Society’s Winter Speaker Series and M J Barnett Memorial Lecture takes place on Thursday 13 August 2015 at 7pm. Professor Webster-Brown holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology and … Read More
MEDIA RELEASE From: Canterbury Horticultural Society Date: 28 April 2015 Floral Extravaganza – an evening of inspiring floral art and design Expert floral designer Gislinde Folkerts with her contemporary Annette Waller have combined their talents to present the 2015 Margaret Watling Demonstration at the Canterbury Horticultural Society on Wednesday 20 May. A passionate Cantabrian floral … Read More
Inaugural Oderings School Gardens Show 2015 presented by the Canterbury Horticultural Society. The Canterbury Horticultural Society (CHS) will host the inaugural Oderings School Gardens Show over the period 6-8 March 2015. The introduction of the schools category in the 2014 Ellerslie International Flower was a huge success and the CHS wished to build on this … Read More
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.