Regional parks
Halswell Quarry Park
Sister Cities Gardens
The Sister Cities' Gardens millennium project at Halswell Quarry Park was initiated as a result of the Christchurch City Botanic Gardens having no further space to develop. The plan was to develop an unimproved site into a botanical parkland featuring, initially, unique gardens designed to represent the character and beauty of gardens of Christchurch's six sister cities, and a Canterbury native plant garden.
Groundwork on the Sister Cities' Gardens started in early 1999, and the first trees were ceremoniously planted in June 1999.
The official opening was 17 February 2001.
The individual gardens have been designed and landscaped after extensive consultation with each sister city and the plants within each each garden are all natives of their respective regions.
There are picnic facilities, interesting walks, wonderful views and ample car parking.
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