[info]Bookings for this Tour are now closed[/info] Queensland at its Blooming Best 11 Day Tour Sunday 14 – Wednesday 24 October 2018 This quality tour is organised by the Canterbury Horticultural Society and guided by Gail Scrivener. [one_half] We will start in the Mooloolaba area then travel to Toowoomba and Mount Tamborine. The private garden … Read More
Beth Goodwin (CHS Member) and recent All About Gardening guest speaker is helping establish this potentially sizeable garden (4 acres). The CHS is looking for someone to drive this worthwhile project for Beth. The project requires a one-off contribution initially, then ongoing funding for diesel fuel to pump water from a nearby river to the … Read More
A new NZ introduction, this is a world’s first seed-grown, double flowering anemone. The awesome cut flowers grow on 30cm high stems with frilly flowers of red, white and blue, bringing a splash of vibrancy to any planter, pot or garden. Frost hardy and stunning.
Congratulations to everyone from Spreydon and Cashmere who participated in the first Edible Garden Awards for that CCC ward. Those who gained special recognition include: Murray & Trish Dunbar Special Award for Outstanding Yield Karen Whitla Special Award for Use of Rain Water Christchurch South Intermediate School Special Award for Sustainability Melanie Galbraith Special … Read More
Rachel Vogan & Sandi MacRae, CHS Board & Autumn Garden Show And what a show it was, with three days of superb weather and the best possible venue in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, the CHS can be very proud of this year’s event. A record number of people attended, with numbers exceeding 14,000, our target … Read More
In May we are well into Autumn and Winter is about to start. This means that we will slow down on what we need to do around the garden.
Most of the work involves general maintenance and cleaning up, in and around the garden by removing weeds, crop residues, lifting Summer perennials and bulbs and preparing ground for new plantings later in the Spring.
At the Autumn Garden Show on a warm nor’westerly April day in the Botanic Gardens, it felt quite like old times – shades of the excitement and buzz of Ellerslie, pre- earthquake, when Christchurch was still thought of as the Garden City.
from Elizabeth Jenkins, Little River 1 ½ Packets Pam’s Dates (600 gms) 1 ½ Cups Water & Orange Juice mixed ₁⁄₃ Cup Brown Sugar ¼ Cup Molasses 1 Tbsp Cocoa. Put into a large pot and bring to the boil. Cool then add: 1 Cup Crystallized Ginger – chopped 2½ Cups Self Raising Flour ¼ … Read More
March is the month that we see the start of the change of season from Summer to Autumn with the days getting shorter and the trees beginning to show signs of colour. The tasks in the garden also change as we continue to harvest the Summer grown crops, Summer flowers start to fade and lawns will grow with the cooler temperatures and morning dews. Our thoughts must turn now to Winter and preparing the garden for those plants that will provide vegetables and flowers during the Winter and following Spring.
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2018 Edible Garden Awards. The CHS partnered with the CCC to presented these awards at a special ceremony on Thursday 22 March at the Chapel Street Centre. [one_half] Those who gained special recognition include: Best Gardens Residential House: Ann Powley, Shirley Residential Unit: James Cumming, Redwood Community Gardens Best … Read More