Southern Hemisphere's largest flower show
For five days each March, Christchurch's North Hagley Park is home to one of the world's best flower shows and horticultural events - the Ellerslie International Flower Show.
The annual gardening and lifestyle event attracts a global audience of garden designers, garden lovers and international media, championing the best of garden design, garden trends and new products.
Most importantly, the Ellerslie International Flower Show provides the horticultural, floral, landscape design and construction industry with the opportunity to showcase to the world the best of what New Zealand has to offer.
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Ellerslie has built a reputation as New Zealand's favourite and best annual flower show and just like the famous Chelsea Flower Show in London forecasts the latest garden design trends and plant fashions.
The Show also supports the grassroots of the gardening industry with a strong focus on community involvement and special displays for floral art groups, horticultural societies and garden clubs.
The Christchurch City Council purchased the Flower Show in November in
2007 and is now working to develop the Ellerslie International Flower Show as one of the top five shows in the world.
The Ellerslie International Flower Show 2011 will be held from 9 to 13 March.
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Planning well underway for Ellerslie 2011
It is now four months since Christchurch hosted its second Ellerslie International Flower Show and planning is now in full swing for the next Show.
As you know, the 2010 Show was another outstanding success, bringing more than 57,000 visitors to Christchurch and $14.73 million into the local economy during the five days it was held in the city. It was compared to the world’s premier Chelsea Flower Show in London and, overall, visitors to the Show were impressed with the quality of the display gardens; venue layout; provision of amenities and value for money. They also rated their enjoyment of Ellerslie as very high. read more
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