Bay Harbour: January 12, 2022

8 Bay Harbour News Wednesday January 12 2022 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Hunt to uncover stunning gardens
BLOOM:
Certificates will
be presented
or posted to
the garden
award-winners
in March or
April.
PHOTO:
NEWSLINE
BEAUTIFUL: Community pride garden awards judge
Ron Andrew and his wife Glyn.
A NEAT garden that stands
out from the rest is a winning
formula when it comes to
the community pride garden
awards.
The awards, which are being
held for the 32nd year in a row,
aim to celebrate and recognise
beautiful gardens.
Christchurch Beautifying
Association president Ron
Andrew is one of 20 judges
who will be making the rounds
through neighbourhoods from
Saturday in search of the best
looking gardens visible from the
street.
Andrew said one of the main
things the judges look for is
community pride.
He said a lot of people get
involved in gardening each year,
particularly the elderly and the
effort they put in is amazing.
Andrew also said the benefits
of gardening make the hard
work worthwhile.
“It’s healthy, it gets rid of
stress, it’s enjoyable and the end
results are rewarding . . . it’s
the most popular past time of
anything.”
Partnering with the city
council, community boards and
the Christchurch Beautifying
Association, the awards aim
to encourage civic pride and
recognise people who help
maintain Christchurch’s
reputation as the Garden City.
“Many people in our
communities put time and effort
into their gardens each week,
planting, mulching, weeding
and mowing,” said city council
head of community support,
John Filsell.
“We also have commercial
property owners who go the
extra mile with their public
gardens.
“It really makes a difference
to how our streets look and
how people feel about their
community so we want to
recognise that hard work
through these awards.”
Volunteer judges from the
association will be judging the
gardens from January 15 to
February 6.
Last year 682 awards were
given out for outstanding
gardens.
The gardens will be
judged on the amount of
effort put into creating and
maintaining it, overall tidiness
and the impact of the garden on
the street.
Gardeners that meet these
standards will receive a prize
card in their mailbox, with all
gardens visible from the street
being eligible, both residential
and commercial.
Six community boards
are involved in the awards:
Coastal-Burwood, Fendalton-
Waimairi-Harewood,
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton,
Linwood-Central-Heathcote,
Papanui-Innes and Spreydon-
Cashmere.
Any garden within these areas
and visible from the street is
eligible for an award.
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