Gardening
Christchurch has long been called the ‘Garden City’. Explore our gardening and garden-related information and resources.
Search our eResource collection for articles, books and more from our collections Gardening from eResources Discovery Search
Search Oxford Reference Online which has a collection of full text reference books including:
Gardening in the catalogue
Gardening books and magazines
More Gardening Books
Linwood Library Garden Club, part of a series
Come and join us for an informal get-together with other gardening enthusiasts to discuss all things gardening. First Monday of the month.
Craft snippets: Ikebana with Claire Maetzig
Angela reports back from Craft snippets at Upper Riccarton Library with special guest, Claire Maetzig of Moon River Flower Farm.
Shirley Seed Library
Donate or take seeds to grow at Shirley Library. Available all year round. Ask a Shirley Library staff member for more information.
Richmond Community Gardens - So Many Stories
So Many Stories team took a tour of the Richmond Community Gardens and spoke with their coordinator, Cathy.
Hagley Park and the Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Learn more about the history of Christchurch's most significant central city park and botanic gardens.
Ohinetahi: Historic home and gardens
A notable house surrounded by one of New Zealand’s most celebrated gardens, in Governor's Bay.
Image collection: Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Photographs of the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, both old and recent from our image collections.
CINCH: Gardening
Find local gardening clubs with CINCH (Community Information Christchurch)