Local community organisations, clubs, courses and programmes
Give your garden a makeover
Tap into the libraries’ extensive collection of gardening and landscaping books by browsing the catalogue for Landscape Gardening and related subjects like:
Gardening magazines have a great range of ideas. Titles include:
Christchurch is known as the garden city, and Christchurch City Libraries has plenty of material to inspire you to create your perfect garden.
Get some ideas
- Garden Design
- From Garden-NZ website.
- Design
- Landscape design ideas and projects from Best Gardening.com.
- New Zealand Gardens Trust
- National gardens to visit site. Identifies gardens of national and regional importance.
Nail that weed
- Canterbury Weed Guide
- A weed identification guide with pictures and information. Mentions weeds specific to Christchurch and the current status of the species if covered by a pest management strategy and control methods. From the Christchurch City Council.
- Weed of the month
- Factsheets on a large variety of weeds from Environment Canterbury.
Go native
- Backyard Biodiversity
- Information from the Forest and Bird Society on making your garden a haven for native plants and wildlife.
- Motukarara Conservation Nursery
- Information on plants specific to Canterbury, planning native plantings and regeneration projects. Nursery and display centre.
- Trees for Canterbury
- Award-winning community organisation with nursery and planting programme.
Go organic
- Organic Pathways
- Gateway to organic information and businesses in New Zealand.
- Organic Gardening
- Organic gardening advice from Best Gardening.com
