Green List - Green Spaces

Christchurch is famous for its green spaces, both public and private, and they make an important contribution to our environment. Over the years many of our citizens have  devoted both their working lives and spare time to creating and improving these oases of green for the enjoyment of us all. Find out more about these environmental pioneers, ordinary citizens who continue to make their contribution, and the green spaces they have created, in these books available at the Christchurch City Libraries.

• The Christchurch Botanic Gardens : a guide (712.5 CHR)

• Walk Christchurch : 69 short walks that explore your city (993.83WAL)

• Christchurch changing: an illustrated history by Geoffrey Rice (993.83 RIC)

• Fifty years along the road : a history of the Summit Road Society by Jennifer Loughton (993.83 LOU)

• City beautiful : the first 100 years of the Christchurch Beautifying Association by Thelma Strongman (711.40993 STR)

• Private views: conversations with New Zealand gardeners by Adrienne Rewi (635.092 REW)

• Private gardens of New Zealand: Christchurch by Steve Parker (712.60993 PAR)

• The Estuary: where our rivers meet the sea by S J Owen (editor) (577.78 EST)

• River walks of Christchurch by Graeme Stanley (z993.83 STA, New Zealand Collection only)