A rare tropical plant that smells of rotting flesh when in full bloom is flowering at Christchurch’s Botanic Gardens.
Christchurch Botanic Gardens’ rare ‘corpse flower’ is starting to fully bloom and will soon begin omitting its distinctive rancid odour.
Councillors are confirming a plan to introduce parking charges at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens and Hagley Park.
The Peace Train has completed another bumper season with almost 10,000 passengers taking a ride.
North Hagley Park will soon have a continuous, sealed pathway around its perimeter.
A corner of North Hagley Park has been planted with wildflowers to help boost the city’s bee population.
Venture into the Christchurch Botanic Gardens this week and you might find swashbuckling pirates on the search for hidden treasure.
Have you seen the daffodils lately? Nodding their yellow heads in the easterly breeze?
Christchurch Botanic Gardens apprentice Alannah Kwant had an eight-year career in fashion and retail before following her heart into the world of gardening.
Three of the six glasshouses in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens will be closed for two months for repairs from Monday 2 September, while a fourth, historic Cuningham House, will close later this year for a full heritage restoration.