An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 14 March 2013 entitled, "Garden Greens".
The Avon River in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, photographed shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Damaged buildings behind cordon fences. There are also pot holes of footpaths and the garden are overgrown.
Felled trees near the Avon River in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
The swollen Avon River in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, photographed shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of liquefaction in a garden in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of liquefaction in a garden in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of liquefaction in a garden in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of liquefaction in a garden in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of liquefaction in a garden in Kaiapoi.
A felled tree in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, near the children's playground.
A felled tree in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, near the children's playground.
A felled tree in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, near the children's playground.
A felled tree in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, near the children's playground.
Felled trees in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, near the children's playground.
The Peacock Foutain in the Botanic Gardens, in the background is the Christchurch I-Site which has reopened in a potacom.
Elephant grass sculpture in Re:Start mall. This was one of the sculptures presented by the Christchurch Garden City Trust.
Reindeer grass sculpture in Re:Start Mall. This was one of the sculptures presented by the Christchurch Garden City Trust.
Damage to a property where the brick wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the hose. Seen over a garden hedge.
Damage to a property where the brick wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the hose. Seen over a garden hedge.
A photograph of a pile of silt from liquefaction in a garden and driveway.
A photograph of a pile of silt from liquefaction in a garden and driveway.
Men lifting a car onto the back of a truck outside the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
A video of an attempt to demolish a damaged garden wall by pulling it down with a tow-rope attached to a car.
Elephant sculpture made out of grass in Re:Start mall. This was one of the sculptures presented by the Christchurch Garden City Trust.
Cascade of hanging baskets outside the Coffee Zone kiosk. The kiosk shares a garden with a project initiated by Greening the Rubble.
A photograph of cracks along the footpath running next to the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens.
A photograph of cracks along the footpath running next to the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens.
A photograph of cracks along the footpath running next to the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens.
Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone.