Drought fails to stunt standard of Chch gardens

Press, 4 February 1987, Page 34

Drought fails to stunt standard of Chch gardens

Judges of the Canterbury Horticultural Society’s summer competition found gardens to be of a very high standard this year in spite of the dry conditions. The society’s secretary, Mr Tom Clark, said after the judging that the competition had attracted more than 100 entries, more than last year. Canterbury gardeners were lucky with the artesian water supplies which helped them to combat the effects of the drought, said Mr Clark.

The judges were impressed by the variation and the new types of plants being introduced into gardens, he said.

The winners of the premier award, the John Oliver Memorial Trophy and R. T. Toswill Memorial Trophy, were Mr and Mrs N. Jones, of 23 Birkenhead Road, Avonhead.

They also won the New Zealand Institute of Architects Challenge Cup for best design and.harmony,

and the Jefferies Trophy for best novice garden up to 750 square metres. Detailed results: Special Prizes John Oliver Memorial Trophy and R. T. Toswill Memorial Trophy, premier garden: Mr and Mrs N. Jones. Institute of Architects Challenge Cup, design and harmony: Mr and Mrs Jones. L. T. K. Allison Memorial Challenge Cup, cultivation and maintenance: Mr and Mrs G. Hart, 19 Broadfell Avenue.

Gardenway Nurseries, Ltd, special prize for trees and shrubs: Mrs A. K. Asher, 29 Middlepark Road. Mrs H. M. Taylor Challenge Trophy, for perennials: Mrs B. Hands, 40 Avoca Valley Road. Arthur Yates and Company, special prize for vegetables: Mr and Mrs D. Morse, 3 Purau Terrace.

R. L. Kennett and Company Challenge Trophy, for lawns: Mr and Mrs A. D. Thomas, 2/ 3 Tekapo Place. Gilpin Trophy, for natives: Mr R. H. and Mrs D. R. Allen, 31 Bay View Road, Cass Bay. Four Square Organisations Trophy, for a garden of special horticultural interest: Mr and Mrs W. W. Aschoff, 80A Memorial Avenue.

T. Smart Memorial Challenge Trophy, for indoor ferns: Mrs M. Jewel, 28 Sledmere Street. Certificate for outdoor-grown ferns: Mrs M. Jewel.

Dominion Aquarium and Pond Society Challenge Cup, for ponds: Mr and Mrs B. R. Lingham, 13 Montague Street. M. A. Cox and son Special Prize, for bedding plants: Mr and Mrs D. R. Smith, 470 Main South road. Canterbury Fuchsia Centre Trophy, for fuchsias: Mr and Mrs L. Hill, 18 Mathias Street.

Other results Cadian Shield, judges spring and summer: Mrs A. K. Asher, 29 Middlepark Road, 1; Mrs C. A. Howman, 42 Craven Street, 2; Mr and Mrs E. J. Charles, 24 Park Terrace, Corsair Bay, and Mr and Mrs R. P. Clark, 226 Sawyers Arms Road (equal) 3.

Mason Struthers Challenge Rose Bowl, 1025 sq m to 2000 sq m: Mrs B. Hands, 40 Avoca Valley Road, 1. R. E. McDougall Challenge Trophy, gardens 775 sq m to 1000 sq m, no restriction as to hired labour: Mr and: Mrs J. Doyle, 359 Wairakei Road.

A. K. Hadfield Challenge Trophy, gardens 775 sq m to 1000 sq m, no hired labour: Mr and Mrs R. H. Allen, 31 Bay View Road, Cass Bay. Mrs A. C. Johns Challenge Trophy, up to 750 sq m, no hired labour: Mr and Mrs D. C. Morse, 3 Purau Terrace, 1; Mr and Mrs R. G. Hart, 19 Broadfell Avenue, 2; Mr and Mrs B. R. Lingham, 13 Montague Street, 3. Dolph Trophy, novice gardens, 775 sq m and over: Mr and Mrs M. Dacome, 41 Tainui Street, 1; Mr and Mrs R. Davidson, 312 Main North Road, 2; Mr and Mrs P. Upjohn, 1 Highland Place, 3. Jefferies Trophy, novice gardens up to 750 sq m: Mr and Mrs H. N. Jones, 23 Birkenhead Street, 1; Mrs M. Jewell, 28 Sledmere Street, 2; J. M. Sheat, 39 Rountree Street, 3.

Watling Challenge Trophy, new homes and gardens, under three years old: Mr and Mrs K. Hathaway, 38 Coles Street, Lincoln, 1; Mr and Mrs E. Wood, 16 Coles Street, Lincoln, 2; Mr J. Smal-

ley, Flat 1, 6 Whithells Road,

L. ’A. Bennett Challenge Trophy, non-conventional gardens: Mr and Mrs W. W. Aschoff, 80A Memorial Avenue, 1; Mr and Mrs E. J. Charles, 24 Park Terrace; Corsair Bay, 2. Para Rubber Company, Ltd, Trophy, flats and town houses: Mr and Mrs T. Everett, 34A Northfield Road, 1; Mr and Mrs R. P. Clark, 226 Sawyers Arms Road, 2; Mrs D. Taylor, 5B Briar Place, 3. Canterbury Horticultural Society Challenge Trophy, gardens maintaining an exceptional standard: Mr and Mrs L. E. Hill, 18 Mathias Street, 1; Mrs A. K. Asher, 29 Middlepark Road, 2; Mr and Mrs B. Lilly, 281 Styx Mill Road, 3.

Peter Skellerup Trophy, institution gardens: Command

Services, 330 Port Hills Road, 1; Christchurch Women’s Hospital Colombo Street, 2. Commonwealth Games Garden Promotion Committee Trophy, hotels and motels: Diplomat Motels, 127 Papanui Road, 1; White Heron Travel Lodge, Memorial Avenue, 2; Auto Lodge, 72 Papanui Road, 3. Bowling Club Trophy, bowling clubs: Cashmere Bowling Club, Crichton Terrace, 1; Sydenham Bowling Club, 230 Brougham Street, 2; Burnside Bowling Club, Avonhead Road, 3. . North Canterbury Flour Milling Trophy, for factories A: Sanitarium Health Foods, Harewood Road, 1. T. J. Edmonds Challenge Trophy, factory B: Associated British Cables, 75-83 Main South Road, 1; Spencer L. Ayrey, Main North Road, 2. Seedmen’s Association

Challenge Trophy, factories, part-time labour: Foodstuffs N.Z., Ltd, 165-168 Main North Road, 1; Hume Concrete, Ltd, Carmen Road, 2; Austral Standard Cables, Ltd, Halswell Junction Road, 3.

Rita Skellerup Trophy, factories and business premises up to 2000 sq m: John Turnbull Furniture, Ltd, 55-61-Vickerys Road.