Highest Marks Awarded To Ryan Street

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32213, 4 February 1970, Page 20

Highest Marks Awarded To Ryan Street

“The tidiest street I have seen,” was how Mr E. J. Holm, co-ordinator of the Christchurch Beautifying Society’s best street competition, described Ryan Street, Woolston, the winner of this year’s premier award. “The marks given to Ryan Street are the highest awarded. Everything about the street is magnificent—the lawns are neatly mowed, the edgings straight and the flowers colourfuL This is not a street of rich people and so it is a amazing effort,” Mr Holm said.

The general standard of other streets was also high. About 90 streets were judged, and most were very tidy. “People who had not mowed their lawns for 20 years seem to have mowed them this year,” he said. “It was a grand community effort.” Each street was judged by representatives of the local county. Results were:— Walmafrl County Cul-de-sacs: Ambleside Drive 1, Boyds Street 2, Rochford Place 3. Streets with trees: Ashbourne Street 1, Sevenoaks Drive 2. Kendal Avenue 3, Westburn Terrace, Arlington Street and Burnside Crescent h c. Streets without trees: Roydvale Avenue t, Wai-iti Terrace 2. Papanui Cul-de-sacs: Kenwyn Avenue 1, Ardmore Place 2. Street with trees: Condell Avenue 1. Streets without trees: Hudson street 1, McDougall Avenue 2. Haan Hay, Spraydan, Somerfleld Streets with trees: Therese Street 1. Diamond Avenue 2 Stanbury Avenue 3. Streets wlth®u‘ ‘fees: Beechworth Avenue 1, Meßeath Avenue 2. Paparua County Cul-de-sacs: Coronado Place 1 Ploce 2, Marshwood Silverwood Place, Glenora Place, and Mason Place h c. Streets without trees: Blankney Street 1, Ariki Place 2, Colman Avenue. Gladson Avenue, Algldus street, Greenhurst Street Heathcote County Cul-de-sacs: Heybridee Lane and Charley Place 1, Kanuku

Place 2, Pur-au Terrace 3. Streets with trees: Remuera Avenue 1. Landsdowne Terrace 2, Hillsborough Terrace 3, Hollis Avenue and Hunter Avenue h c. Rlccarton County Streets without trees: Matlpo Street and Rattray Street 1, Plko Orescent 2, Tita Street 3. Special Garden Prizes Special prizes awarded in the Canterbury Horticultural Society’s annual garden competitions judged on Monday are.—

Design and harmony: Mr G. L. Nicoll, 31 Joyce Crescent Cultivation and maintenance: Mr D. G. Rich, 1 Cardome Street. Trees and shrubs: Mr T. B. Whelan, 28 Hei Hei Road. Vegetables: Mrs T. Shasky, 30 Prestons Road. Ponds: Mr F. W. Green, 7 Doreen Street. Bedding plants: Mr and Mrs C. J. Finneran, 72 Kennedys Bush Road. Lawns: Mr and Mrs D. G. Rich. Perennials: Mr and Mrs C. J. Finneran.

The secretary of the society (Mr J. C. Fraser) said yesterday that after the judging had been completed on Monday, the winners of the section for gardens up to 30 perches, Mr and Mrs R. P. Clark, 49 Dunedin Street, realised that their garden had been incorrectly entered in this section and asked that their entry be deleted from the competitions. Their gesture in pointing out the error was greatly appreciated by the society, said Mr Fraser. Because of the mistake the winners of this class are now. —Mr F. W. Green, 7 Doreen Street, 1; Mr and Mrs M. Clements, 17 Dalkeith Street, 2; Mr and Mrs M. R. White, 6 (jpronado Place, 3.