An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 14 November 2012 entitled, "Garden, may I be your house?".
A photograph of the Botanic Gardens and Curators House.
A photograph of a house with an overgrown garden. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "100 Bealey Avenue".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Curator's House in the Botanic Gardens, Rolleston Avenue".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Curator's House in the Botanic Gardens, Rolleston Avenue".
A cordon of metal fencing and tape blocking the entrance to Cunningham House in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
A photograph of the damaged Englefield Lodge. The garden is overgrown with weeds.
The base of a house in on Charles Street in Kaiapoi showing cracks in its foundations and garden path.
A photograph of a letterbox in an overgrown garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "192 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote".
An overgrown garden surrounds a damaged house.
An overgrown garden surrounds a damaged house.
Closed due to earthquake damage.
A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. The garden is overgrown and one of the windows has been boarded up with plywood. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that the access to the house is restricted.
A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. The garden has overgrown and one of the windows has been boarded up with plywood. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that the access to the house is restricted.
A photograph of the house at 432 Oxford Terrace. Much of the garden has overgrown. A yellow sticker on the front door indicates that access is restricted.
A photograph of the house at 432 Oxford Terrace. Much of the garden has overgrown. A yellow sticker on the front door indicates that access is restricted.
A photograph of the overgrown garden of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "That empty clothesline reflects the emptiness of the house and surrounding properties".
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house. Sections of the house's walls have collapsed and the bricks have spilled into the garden.
A photograph of Doug Sexton's garden at 378 Oxford Terrace, now overgrown. In the background is his partially-demolished garage. The photographer comments, "Sexton's garden was once published in Small Gardens".
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house. A large section of the house has collapsed, the bricks spilling into the garden in front.
The damaged garden path of a house on Charles Street in Kaiapoi. The tilt of the path shows how the land it is built on has moved.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The gate house at Mona Vale".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The gate house at Mona Vale".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The gate house at Mona Vale".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The gate house at Mona Vale".
Damage to Weston House on Park Terrace. The front wall of those house has crumbled into the garden below. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the brick wall.
A photograph of a large crack in the garden beds of a house on Glenarm Terrace in Dallington.
A photograph of a house with an overgrown garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Wairoa Street".
A photograph of a house with an overgrown garden. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Wairoa Street".
The Kate Sheppard's House and garden at 83 Clyde Road.