Sumner Community Gardens

15/02/2025

Free Propagation Workshop @ Sumner Community Orchard
Hua Whenua, 47 Truro St, Sumner

Join us on Saturday 22nd February 10 am-12 noon for a morning of plant propagation.

Come and learn about plant anatomy, physiology and how to propagate plants by cuttings, division, layering with Roz Rolls.
Propagate your own herbs and shrubs to take home.

Learn how to graft stone fruit trees by chip budding (with Kevin Hay) where it is possible to have one stone fruit tree with plums, peaches and apricots on the same tree. We will demonstrate how to chip bud an apricot onto a peach rootstock.

Saturday
22nd February

24/05/2024

See Message below from Canterbury Community Garden Association and Massey Uni post-grad students:

Hello everyone, Please complete this survey.

The CCGA is working with Massey University on a project in Urban Planning and Environmental Management, the aim of the project is to gather information for a spatial data project on Community Gardens in Canterbury.
The project leads are interested in community gardens because they think they are incredibly valuable assets for Canterbury, that enhance culture, vitality, health, sustainability, community connectedness and resilience amongst other things.

We need your input to gain insights into how the gardens run, their reach, participation, drivers, and the benefits they give back to participants.
Please spare a few minutes to complete this survey about your experiences in your community garden.

Click on this link to complete the survey.
https://arcg.is/GDXDO1
Your responses will be anonymous, and the collated information and selected quotes will used in a (confidential) university project and shared with the Canterbury Community Gardens Association.

Many thanks,
Julia Zanker and Judith Ireland
Massey University postgraduate students

21/11/2023

Hi everyone,
Many apologies, but due to unforeseen circumstances we are having to cancel tonight's sundowner at the food forest.

19/11/2023

Apologies, due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been CANCELLED.

19/11/2023

SUNDOWNER AT THE FOOD FOREST! THIS TUESDAY:
Join us at Sumner Food Forest, the evening of Tuesday 21st November, 6 -7.30pm for an educational tour and talk on Food Forest design and permaculture, where we will get hands on mulching and planting before enjoying a drink and some nibbles together for a sundowner in the Food forest. BYOJ

18/11/2023

17/11/2023

Apologies, this event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances

30/10/2023

NEXT working bee at the Food Forest on Tuesday 14th Nov from 9.30am to 11.30am
All welcome
🙂