Join us for one of our upcoming events at the Gardens. We look forward to seeing you!
Open daily 10am to 4pm until 30 September 2018
A riot of larger-than-life flowers and fruit has taken over the former Tea Kiosk in the Botanic Gardens.
The flamboyant fabric creations of local costume artist Jenny Gillies are on show in the newly reopened Christchurch Botanic Gardens Kiosk Gallery.
For more information, visit www.jennygillies.com(external link)
7pm, Thursday 14 June
Join the Canterbury Horticultural Society for their Winter Speaker Series. This year the theme is 'Our Living Landscape' and the talks lined up will focus on native plant regeneration.
This month's speaker is Keith Briden from the Department of Conservation. Keith's talk 'Wilding Conifers' will look at landscape scale weeding.
Daily, 9am to 4pm, 14 June to 27 July
Make a wish for the Matariki New Year! Write or draw your wish on native leaf cards and either take your wish home or we'll hang it on our wish tree until spring!
10.30am, Friday 15 June
The Friends of the Botanic Gardens hold a talk once a month. This month, Collection Curator Dean Pendrigh will lead a guided walk of the Pinetum. Here he will talk about the conifer collection, show some of the different genera and species grown in this area and share a few tips on how to identify them to genus level.
10am to 12pm, Sunday 24 June
Create and take home a nature lantern! Use twigs, leaves and paper to design LED lanterns to light up the chilly nights of Matariki. This workshop is best suited for 7-12 year olds (plus parents/guardians to help with construction) but all ages are welcome.
7pm, Monday 2 July and 9.45am, Tuesday 3 July
All About Gardening is the Canterbury Horticultural Society's monthly meeting. Anyone is welcome to attend to learn new tips and tricks for their garden as well as chat to like minded folk.
In July, Paul Simmons from Simmons Paeonies will be talking about paeonies in all their beautiful shapes and sizes. The popular Gardening Half Hour will also be in the programme.
Daily, 10am to 4pm, Saturday 7 July to Saturday 21 July
There's a dinosaur in the gardens and it's eating all the trees! Follow the trail of clues and figure out which of our suspects is responsible...
Dino themed activities in the Old Information Centre at the end of the trail.
7pm, Thursday 12 July
Join the Canterbury Horticultural Society for their Winter Speaker Series. This year the theme is 'Our Living Landscape' and the talks lined up will focus on native plant regeneration.
This month's speaker is Steve Bush, manager of Trees for Canterbury. Steve will talk about what Trees for Canterbury has accomplished, where they are today and what else they get up to aside from growing native plants.
10.30am, Friday 13 July
The Friends of the Botanic Gardens hold a talk once a month. This month, Dr Alex Fergus, Ecology Technician at Landcare Research and Expedition Leader at Heritage Exhibitions will talk about the spectacular plant life of the New Zealand and Australian Sub-Antarctic Islands. The particular focus will be the four expeditions Alex has made to these islands over the 2017/2018 season.
If you are looking for something to do in Christchurch parks, please check out our volunteer programme.
