Welcome to  Christchurch South

Community Gardens

Situated in Sydenham, these gardens are open to anyone interested.  Feel free to look around.  We changed our name in 2010 from 'Strickland Street Community Gardens' - so that will take a while to get used to -  any problems contacting us on our new website and email address just let us know.

Right now we are flat out planting winter vegetables, harvesting our summer crops and making compost. It is great to be able to provide a freely accessible food garden for the local neighbourhood.However we are disturbed by the amount of vandalism and theft at present - if you are visiting - please respect and encourage others to respect the gardens - this means no pulling newly planted plants out of the ground, taking seedlings for transplanting out of the glasshouse and digging soil out of the gardens! The things some people do are unbelievable. 99% of people treat the gardens with respect ( thanks those people).

Watch out for ~

 The Big Boil Up ! ~

A Celebration of Matariki

Saturday June 23rd

10-1pm

At the gardens

More information soon

 

As well as providing advice for novice gardeners, we also like to chat with keen gardeners about what they are doing. If there are any folk out there who would like to help out - that would be great. There is always lots to do and plenty of produce, plants and compost available to volunteers.

 

 

 

 

"It takes a while to grasp that not all failures are self imposed, the result of ignorance, carelessness or inexperience. It takes a while to grasp that a garden isn't a testing ground for character and to stop asking, what did I do wrong? Maybe nothing" ( Eleanor Perenyi)
 

 

 

Other Opportunities

If you are interested in volunteering, gardening, composting, sustainability, doing research, or working on a trust or simply meeting new people,  then  drop in or contact us.

Garden Hours

We have regular gardening activities at 188 Strickland Street. 

Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10-2pm

 

Market Days

The garden runs 3-4  market days each year to promote the range of plants and produce available, and to get to know the community. There are always tasty garden treats and the ever popular lucky visitor pickle basket prize!

Wanted!

  • Plastic supermarket bags.
  • Old green recycling bins.
  • Spare manure, untreated sawdust. straw, leaves etc that we can use for  composting.

Newsletters

The Gardens produce a quarterly newsletter which is available by email.

Send us your email address and we'll add you to our circulation list.

 

Compost Art 2009

Can I buy vegetables?

You can come and garden in return for receiving plants, vegetables, flowers & compost. 

You are welcome to exchange veges for a koha or cash contribution  to the garden. There is a  box provided.

How much to give?  We are a not-for-profit seasonal community garden growing fresh organic produce - you decide.
 

Other produce

Organically produced "hand-saved" seeds and plants for sale onsite at the Gardens.

If you have any inquiries about anything on this website, please contact us or drop in at the times above.

 

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