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Continue reading →: Heritage Rose Garden, Christchurch Botanic GardensThe heritage rose garden is in the Botanic Gardens, but is maybe a little harder to find, as it still seems that not many people know about it, or perhaps if they do, they don’t think to visit. The roses are at their peak right now, so well worth a…
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Continue reading →: Rewi Alley BustRewi Alley, dedicated his life to fostering China-New Zealand relations, and is honoured with a striking sculpture in Christchurch. Unveiled in May 2024, the sculpture was gifted by the China Foundation for Peace and Development and crafted by renowned Chinese artist Yuan Xikun. Located at The Arts Centre, the statue…
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Continue reading →: Stunning rose at Portstone Garden CentreThis eye catching rose is the pillar version of Gardener’s Dream. It was doing this well in a pot. No doubt very carefully attended to by the garden centre team there.
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Continue reading →: The Red Zone by Breezes RoadThe red zone is a large area of what we’re once suburbs in eastern Christchurch. Due to our earthquakes the land was red zoned and the houses removed. Many of the trees and shrubs were kept and it’s quite beautiful. A small piece of the stunning rhododendron came home with…
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Continue reading →: Rose Garden, Christchurch Botanic GardensThe roses are looking out of this world right now, I strongly recommend you go and see them as soon as you can.
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Continue reading →: Maskells Garden, Hurunui Garden FestivalMaskells Garden is the last garden we visited as part of the Amberley section of the Hurunui Garden Festival. The legs on the seat gave me a bit of a shock, and then a giggle – very funny and an interesting bit of whimsy to a lovely mature garden set…
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Continue reading →: Roses’s Corner, Hurunui Garden Festival, AmberleyWhat a perfect little garden! I particularly loved the sculpture inside the flax (pictured above).
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Continue reading →: Blue House, Hurunui Garden FestivalToday, I visited three gardens in Amberley (which is about 45 minutes out of Christchurch). The gardens were taking part in the Hurunui Garden Festival. The first house was the Blue House. It was a lovely extensive garden with something for everyone. I was particularly taken with these light blue…
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Continue reading →: Anderson Park in InvercargillI’ve been in Invercargill this weekend for a family reunion of the Sullivan’s. This afternoon we gathered at the Anderson Park for a picnic. This is a public park with extensive gardens, a native Bush walk, play ground and covered BBQ area. It also has this impressive historic house.
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Continue reading →: Rhododendron Dell Dunedin Botanic GardensIf you ever get to Dunedin in October go and see the rhododendrons and azaleas. They are stunning.
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