Sue Davidson's Blog 24/10/2012: Steps and garden walls

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An entry from Sue Davidson's blog for 24 October 2012 entitled, "Steps and garden walls".

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 314

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A damaged brick wall around a courtyard garden on Ash Street, seen from Madras Street.

Helen Devereux Photograph 125

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Topiary plants presented by the Christchurch Garden City Trust liven up the Re:START Mall.

Helen Devereux Photograph 124

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Topiary plants presented by the Christchurch Garden City Trust liven up the Re:START Mall.

Helen Devereux Photograph 123

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Topiary plants presented by the Christchurch Garden City Trust liven up the Re:START Mall.

Helen Devereux Photograph 098

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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.

Helen Devereux Photograph 099

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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.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 315

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A damaged brick wall around a courtyard garden on Ash Street, seen from Madras Street. The Alice in Videoland building can be seen in the background.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 394

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A memorial plaque in a garden in Re:Start mall reads, "In memory of those who lost their lives in City Mall during the earthquake of 22 February 2011".

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 393

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A memorial plaque in a garden in Re:Start mall reads, "In memory of those who lost their lives in City Mall during the earthquake of 22 February 2011".

Helen Devereux Photograph 100

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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. This work was titled 'Conllicious'.

Helen Devereux Photograph 101

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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. This work was titled 'Flight of the Butterflies'.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2935

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A photograph of a letterbox in an overgrown garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "192 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1978

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A photograph of cracks in a garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1813

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A photograph of the Regent Theatre dome sitting in a garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Rescued dome at Paddy Snowden's place, Brittan Street, Linwood".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1818

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A photograph of the Regent Theatre dome sitting in a garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Rescued dome at Paddy Snowden's place, Brittan Street, Linwood".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1817

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A photograph of the Regent Theatre dome sitting in a garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Rescued dome at Paddy Snowden's place, Brittan Street, Linwood".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1815

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A photograph of the Regent Theatre dome sitting in a garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Rescued dome at Paddy Snowden's place, Brittan Street, Linwood".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2726

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A photograph of a house with an overgrown garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Wairoa Street".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2727

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A photograph of a house with an overgrown garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Wairoa Street".

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 134

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The garden and seating area outside the Coffee Zone shack on Colombo Street. This was put together by the Greening the Rubble community project.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 132

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Plant beds made out of corrugated iron, greening the empty building sites along Colombo Street. These were placed here by Greening the Rubble, a community project in Christchurch to create temporary public parks and gardens on the sites of demolished buildings.

WEMO ERT Set 4 - March 2011 - Photograph 11

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A photograph of a sign taped to a window. The sign includes a bullet pointed list of humorous observations about Christchurch following the February 2011 earthquake. The sign reads, "You know you're from Christchurch when: you use the term 'liquefaction' and 'seismic design' in casual conversation; digging a hole and shitting in your garden is no longer weird; your mayor describes the city as munted. If he means FUBARed, you agree; weaving through car size potholes on the street is no longer weird; a shower is heaven; you have a preference of which kind of silt you'd rather shovel, dry or wet; you see tanks...driving around town; you are always noting what you are under; due to frequent aftershocks during the night, you sleep like a baby - every 10 minutes you wake up and shit yourself".