Flowers on the cordon fence on Hereford Street.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken 22 February 2017 showing a bouquet of flowers left at the site of the former Canterbury Television building by the Toyama Language School in memory of earthquake victims.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken 22 February 2017 showing a bouquet of flowers left at the site of the former Canterbury Television building by St John New Zealand in memory of earthquake victims and in appreciation of first responders.
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.
Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building at the corner of Worcester Street and Stanmore Road. A sign on the ground says 'Commemorative service here Wed 22nd Feb. Bring flowers, seedheads and symbols of memory and hope". In the background, on the wall it says 'Do not demo!'.
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.
Flowers planted in an upside-down road cone embedded in the soil.
A bunch of flowers on the counter in Piko Wholefoods' new premises.
The front page graphic for the Mainlander section of The Press, featuring an article about road cones.
A banner for Ellerslie Internation Flower Show on the fence around the event,
A photograph of large wooden flowers erected on an empty site in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of large wooden flowers erected on an empty site in Kaiapoi.
Flowers growing in an empty section left by the demolition of a building.
A heart-shape made out of stones and flowers in a demolition site.
A video of an interview with Mayumi Asakawa, a Japanese student from Kanagawa prefecture who was in Christchurch during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Asakawa returned to Christchurch to ring the Peace Bell in the Botanic Gardens during the Festival of Flowers commemorative ceremony.
A PDF copy of pages 54-55 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'River of Flowers - Te Waitohi Maumahara'. Page 54 photographs: Healthy Chch. Page 55 photograph: Mike Moss.
Dead flowers lie on the plinth of the statue of John Robert Godley (Canterbury's founder).
Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building in Edgeware.
Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building in Edgeware.
Flowers blooming in a vacant site left by the demolition of a building in Edgeware.
Flowers were placed in road cones to commemorate those that died in the February earthquake.
Flowers on the fence around the empty site where the CTV building used to be.
Flowers around the section next to the site where the CTV building use to be.
Flowers that have been woven into the fence around the damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
Portaloos on the Pine Mound, part of Festival of Flowers. Each portaloo was decorated with various floral features.
Portaloos on the Pine Mound, part of Festival of Flowers. Each portaloo was decorated with various floral features.
Portaloos on the Pine Mound, part of Festival of Flowers. Each portaloo was decorated with various floral features.
A page banner promoting an article about the return of the Ellerslie Flower Show, after its cancellation in 2011.
Organisers of the Ellerslie Flower Show are hoping visitor numbers will be back to pre-earthquake highs, when it opens in Christchurch tomorrow.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Flowers have been put on the fence in front of the cathedral.