Local community organisations, clubs, courses and programmes
Gardening
This image of Aechmea recurvata var. ortgiesii is from a collection of botanical illustrations by Gordon Gee.
View the full Gordon Gee watercolour collection.
Christchurch has long been called the ‘Garden City’. Christchurch hosts many garden-inspired events each year such as the Festival of Flowers and the Ellerslie International Flower Show. This page links you with gardening and garden-related information and resources.
Hagley Park and the Botanic Gardens
The city has a long tradition of horticultural expertise – the Botanic Gardens were established in 1863. Open every day at no cost, the gardens are an essential part of life in Christchurch and one of many options for viewing the many plants and trees that thrive in the Christchurch climate.
- Christchurch Botanic Gardens
- A history and guide with information on hours, plantings and a tour map of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
- Gordon Gee watercolour collection
- This collection of botanical illustrations is the work of Gordon Gee who for 18 years worked at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens as a sign writer.
- Hagley Park
- Christchurch City Council’s management plans.
- Hagley Park
- Archives New Zealand’s online exhibition of documents important to the history of Hagley Park.
Gardening resources
Christchurch City Libraries has a huge collection of gardening resources including books, magazines and DVDs.
Our web pages
- Garden events in Christchurch
- Give your garden a makeover
- Grow your own fruit and vegetables
- Autumn in the garden
- The winter garden
Our Community information directory CINCH lists Gardening Organisations and Courses. The listings include contact information for garden clubs, specialist plant clubs, organic gardening groups and other gardening organisations in Christchurch.
Gardening resources in our collection
Search our BiblioCommons catalogue on subjects related to gardening. If you are looking for information on growing a particular plant just use the name of that plant e.g. Roses, Daffodils etc and search using Subject.
Other useful searches:
- Vegetable gardening
- Herb gardening
- Organic gardening
- Landscape gardening
- Trees
- New Zealand native plants
- Children’s gardening
- Gardening magazines
The Source
The resources we subscribe to in the Source include:
- Credo Reference
- Includes The Macquarie Dictionary of Trees & Shrubs, a comprehensive listing of the plants found in Australian gardens, including native trees, shrubs and climbers, as well as those introduced from other parts of the world.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Ebscohost - search for articles about gardening
- Thousands of magazines and news sources, mostly full text.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
- Key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. Practical aspects as well as the scientific theory.
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Oxford Reference Online
Access this with your library card number and PIN, or at our libraries. - Full text of major reference books such as.
