An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 08 February 2014 entitled, "Festival of Flowers".
Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "Wet liquefaction after an earthquake can soon start to dry up".
A laminated sign for the 2011 Festival of Flowers attached to a wooden planter. The plants in the planter are dry and dead. The photographer comments, "The theme for the 2011 Festival of Flowers was 'burst! of water'. The Christchurch February earthquake came and water and sand called liquefaction burst out of the ground all around the area. Ironically the plants for the festival were left unattended in the cordoned off red zone and they would have loved a little burst of water".
A PDF copy of pages 230-231 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Flowers on Road Cones'. Photos: Irene Boles
The Ellerslie International Flower Show opens in Christchurch today, a year after the February earthquake stopped the show.
A video about the preparation for the 2012 Ellerslie Flower Show in Hagley Park. The video includes interviews with Xiaohua Li, an Architecture and Landscape Design student at Lincoln University, Dave Mee, the Ellerslie Flower Show Managing Director, and Leona Murahidy.
Portaloos on the Pine Mound, part of Festival of Flowers. Side view of a portaloo that has some plants and flowers painted on it.
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 23 February 2013 entitled, "Flower Cones".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 19 February 2012 entitled, "Festival of Flowers".
A photograph of a flower in Robin Duff's garden at 386 Oxford Terrace.
The title reads 'Ellerslie Flower Show to return to Christchurch...' Below are nine cameos showing 'sinking violets', 'cracked chrysanthemums', 'pooey perrenials', 'rubble roses', 'portaloo poppies', 'munted marigolds', 'knackered natives', the 'lily of liquefaction' and 'wearable exhibits' which shows a woman wearing a toilet roll and carrying a spade. Context: The next Ellerslie International Flower Show will be staged in North Hagley Park from 7-11 March 2012. Following cancellation of the 2011 Show after the 22 February earthquake, Christchurch City Council has confirmed that the citys premier garden show will go ahead next year in the same venue as previous years. (http://www.ellerslieflowershow.co.nz/) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Shows flowers at the Ellerslie Flowershow that represent various politicians. They are (from left) Mayor Bob Parker, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) chief executive Roger Sutton, Gerry Brownlee Minister of Earthquake recovery, Tony Marryatt, the Christchurch council chief executive, former Nelson mayor Kerry Marshall appointed Crown observer to oversee city council issues, Christchurch City Councillor Aaron Keown, and Deputy Mayor Ngaire Button. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The gold medal winners of this year's Ellerslie International Flower show have been named in Christchurch, with many taking their inspiration from the February 22nd earthquake which cancelled last year's show.
On the one year anniversary of the February 22nd, flowers were placed in road cones across Christchurch to remember the earthquake victims. Flowers has been placed on a sign outside Satchmo Hairdressers.
Overgrown flowers in the CBD.
Flowers in the Botanic Gardens.
Cordon fence decorated with flowers.
Overgrown flowers in the CBD.
Flowers in the Botanic Gardens.
The Aromaunga Baxters Flowers nursery in Heathcote, Christchurch sits right above the point where the earthquake struck on 22 February 2011. The greenhouses on the steep slopes of the Port Hills, as well as a big old villa and other brick buildings were badly damaged. Ten years on co-owner John Baxter says the earthquake damage is still being repaired, but sales have been boosted by a lack of imported flowers due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Flowers bloom in an overgrown section.
Flowers bloom in an overgrown section.
Flowers bloom in an overgrown section.
Flowers outside Ballantynes at Re:Start mall.
Decorative flowers pots in Re:Start mall.
Decorative flowers pots in Re:Start mall.
Liquefaction around flowers in the Botanic Gardens.
Flowers on the cordon fence on Hereford Street.
While most people are asleep at 5am in Christchurch, the city's florists and wholesalers are already hard at it, bidding for the best blooms. The industry has struggled after the earthquakes, but Katy Gosset finds enthusiasm levels high.
A video about the 2012 Ellerslie Flower Show in Hagley Park. The video includes an interview with Paul Roper-Gee, Exhibition Garden Gold Medal winner. It also includes an interview with Rachael Matthews, Emerging Designs Gold winner and Student Designer of the Year.