The Ellerslie Flower Show is New Zealand’s biggest and best exhibition of horticulture and landscape design. Held annually over a three week period, the event draws in crowds in excess of 15,000 and attracts industry experts from across the country. As part of the Show, local up-and-coming designer, and Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) student […]
Multi award-winning Japanese garden designer Koji Ninomiya will fuse traditional Japanese-style garden design with contemporary influences in his garden at next month’s Ellerslie International Flower Show.
Imagine a swimming pool complete with aquatic plants, beneficial insects and a filtration system – just as Mother Nature intended it. Imported European technology and expertise finally makes these natural wonders possible in New Zealand, writes Lorri Lesiak Natural swimming pools, or ponds, are not new. Every Kiwi kid could probably tell a happy childhood tale of frolicking in a […]
A sustainable garden does not have to compromise on beauty as Soil and Health Canterbury and The Good Gardeners’ Association Christchurch will demonstrate at this year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show. Sustainability with Style will be a garden where organically grown fruit and vegetables will nestle among herbs and flowers, all thriving in healthy soil enriched […]
An evolving ice garden with a two-metre high towering iceberg, a developing ice sheet and an ocean abundant with plants representing marine life comprises the Christchurch International Airport’s Antarctic Garden at the Ellerslie International Flower Show in March. A metaphor for the Antarctic landscape, An Icy Oasis (pictured above) is designed by Christchurch landscape designer […]
