2020

All About Gardening

February's AAG speaker was Clare Scott, she spoke to Ray King, president of the CHS on Plains FM last mont. You can listen here

2019

All About Gardening

Monday 4 & Tuesday 5 November
November's AAG speaker was Juliet Arnott from Rekindle. For those who couldn't attend a recording is available here

Winter Speaker Series

Thursday 13 June
Steve Wratten was our second Winter Speaker. Thanks to Plains FM 96.9 who recorded and broadcasted Steve's talk. You can listen to a podcast of his talk here: Biodiversity on the vineyards in Waipara

Thursday 16 May
Rupert Tipples was our first speaker in the Winter Speaker Series. You can listen to a podcast recording of his talk here: Developments in Canterbury viticulture from Akaroa beginnings in 1840 to Waipara today

All About Gardening

Monday 4th & Tuesday 5th March
The Urban Forest broadcast and podcast
Antony Shadbolt talks about the Urban Forest
CHS All About Gardening Meeting

2018

December 2018

Green Thumbs in Canterbury
Out & About with the Canterbury Horticultural Society
CHS Vice President Ray King along with Annette Hill chat live on Plains FM 96.9 on the second Monday of every month 9 - 9.30am for Canterbury through the Seasons.

Chatting with Diane and Michael
Rae and Annette chat with Diane, Curator of Townend House, and Michael from the Canterbury Horticultural Society.
Monday 10th December 2018

November 2018

Herbs & Hydroponics
Monday 12 November 2018

All About Gardening
Mary Tingey, CHS Orchards in Schools Coordinator talks about this worthwhile venture.
Listen to Mary Live on Plains FM
Monday 5th 7pm & Tuesday 6th 9.45am

October 2018

All About Gardening
Electric Garden founders Michael Trengrove and Matt Scott discuss their vision for using modern technology to re-engage students with the environment.
The Electric Garden
Monday 1st & Tuesday 2nd October

Home Soil and Interviews in the Garden
Monday 8 October 2018
Ray and Annette interview an asparagus farmer, and the woman in charge of ensuring schools in Canterbury plant trees!

September 2018

Orchards in Schools
Cosmo from RNZ Country Life visited the CHS Orchards in Schools programme
Country Life, 9:45 pm on 7 September 2018 - Let's get planting: school orchards for Canterbury's junior gardeners

Listen to the first in the series, Spring in Canterbury & the Daffodils are in Bloom Includes interviews with daffodil grower David Adams and Suzanne Pickford from the Alpine Garden Society
Monday 10 September 2018

Ecologist Colin Meurk Entertains
Colin Meurk was our September All About Gardening Speaker
The Podcast of his talk, "Let’s turn the Canterbury Plains from Extinction Capital to Eco-Province – Starting Now!” can be heard on Plains FM 96.9

July 2018

Steve Bush
Trees for Canterbury, More than just a nursery for plants!
Steve spoke early in July for the CHS Winter Speaker Series on what Trees for Canterbury have done and where they are at today, including what they do other than just growing native plants. www.treesforcanterbury.org.nz

For those of you who missed his talk you can listen to the podcast here

Green Thumbs in Canterbury

Out & About with the Canterbury Horticultural Society
CHS Vice President Ray King along with Annette Hill chat live on Plains FM 96.9 on the second Monday of every month 9 - 9.30am for Canterbury through the Seasons.

2020 Programme

Monday 11 December
Bee Kind - Paul O'Donnell and Gordan Nairn from the Christchurch Hobbyist Beekeeper's club

Monday 23 November
An Introduction to Hobby Beekeeping with Paul and Gordon

Monday 9 November
Freda Hunter - Downsizing Your Garden

Monday 12 October
Rachel Oliver and also Rachel Teen
Ray and Lorraine chat with Rachel Oliver about thing to at the CHS and also Rachel Teen about water sensitive cities

Monday 14 September
Shirley Russ from Canterbury Floral Art and Kat Miller from Enviro Hub

Monday 10 August
Gail Scrivener CHS Garden Club and Mark Chandler from Ohinetahi

Monday 13 July

Amy Johnstone Bray-Gardening Activities for Children and Wendy Marshall- Crevasse Gardens

Monday 8 June
Ray King & Lorraine Campbell talk to Cornelia Holton from Koru Kai Herb Farm

Monday 11 May
Greenthumbs in Canterbury - Michael Coulter & Wendy Marshall.

Monday 13 April
Greenthumbs in Canterbury - Autumn Gardening Tips
Ray and Lorraine discuss what you can do in your autumn gardens during lockdown

Monday 9 March
Grow O Tautahi and Lilyfields
Sandi MacRae from Grow O Tautahi and Wendy Millichamp from Lilyfields

Monday 10 February
Greenthumbs in Canterbury- Sandi McCrae and David Adams

Monday 13th January
Greenthumbs in Canterbury - Cathy Allden and Clare Scott
Annette and Ray visit Richmond Community Gardens and then head to the Springston Garden Club

2019 Programme

Monday 14th January
The Two Alans of Canterbury Horticulture
Alan Jolliffe and Allan Patterson aka Badger talk about some future plans of the Canterbury Horticultural Society and moss

Monday 11th February
Aromunga Nursery
An interview with florist Hillery Western

Monday 4th March
Trees for Canterbury and the Fruit and Veg Circle
Interviews with Lindsay Day from the Horticultural Society and Steve Bush, manager of Trees for Canterbury

Monday 8th April
Jeanette Christensen and David from the Canterbury Horticultural Society

Monday 13 May
Brian and Janet Lovelock plus Colin Muerk
Annette and Ray interview Brian and Janet Lovelock plus Colin Muerk

Monday 10 June
Interviews with Peter Wells form Otakaro Orchard and also Peter from Aromaunga Baxters Flowers

Monday 8 July
Michael Trengrove, Rebecca Donnelly from Digital Future Aotearoa and Luke Martin from the Botanic Gardens

Monday 12 August
Anton from Aromaunga Baxters Flowers and Greg Byrnes fromTe Kohaka o Tuhaitara Trust

Monday 9 September
Interview with Robyn Kilty

Monday 14 October
All About Truffles with Alexis Guiren from Plant and Food Research

Episode Information

Monday 11 November
Catherine O'Neill on Community Gardens