Where were you born and where did you spend most of your childhood? I was born in Wellington in 1929. At six months of age I moved to Ohakune beside Mt Ruapehu with my parents and two brothers. These were the depression days. We had a big vegetable garden and hens in one of Railway … Read More
From Michael Coulter Autumn is almost here and the first of the trees are showing colour and the mornings are cooler with dew on the lawns. This is a busy time as we need to get our gardens ready for the coming season as well as making the most of the fruit, vegetables and flowers … Read More
Kowhai Thompson provides some simple tips for a garden renovation One question we face when we purchase a property or when we have lived in the same place for some time is: how do we update this garden? What do we keep? What do we remove? How do we tie this whole garden together? Gardens … Read More
Thank you to all our participating students, teachers and support crew at this years Oderings School Gardens Show. What wonderful interpretations of this charming theme, Once upon a time…
Congratulations to Sockburn School (seen here) on winning the People’s Choice Award and to St Albans Catholic School on winning the School’s Choice Award.
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
We look forward to seeing our members later this month at our inaugural Car Boot Sale. There are plenty of car spaces available, simply drive, park then open your boot and begin to bargain! Saturday 25 March at the Christchurch Bridge Club Car Park. CLICK HERE for more details
Where were you born and where did you spend most of your childhood? I was born in Christchurch and grew up in Sumner. Our house was on Clifton hill and backed onto Richmond Hill farm. My brother and I spent a lot of time building huts in the pine trees and catching tadpoles in the … Read More
Kowhai Thompson’s first landscape design instalment Mass Planting One way to create a ‘tied together’ look in your home garden is to add areas of mass plantings. This works both for brand new gardens and for established gardens. Think of purchasing 5 or 10 identical plants at a time of the same variety/colour at a … Read More
From Michael Coulter February has been a windy, dry and warm month which has kept me busy in the garden trying to keep up with all the work as well as the extra watering needed to keep the plants healthy. All my stone fruit has been harvested and I am now looking forward to apples … Read More
I love the non-stop flower power which Calibrachoas have to offer. They start flowering from early Spring, and with a little haircut in early Summer they come away with even more flushes of flowers which will continue until frosts. These callies are perennials, and as long as they don’t get too wet in Winter, they … Read More