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MEDIA RELEASE 3 March 2009
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The 14th Ellerslie International Flower Show
– the best in the Show’s history
A week tomorrow (4 March) the gates for the first Christchurch-hosted
Ellerslie International Flower Show open, promising “the
biggest and the best show” in Ellerslie’s 14-year-old
history.
With more than 80 horticultural exhibits the stage is set
to develop the Southern Hemisphere’s largest garden show
into one of the top five garden shows in the world, says Ellerslie
Managing Director Dave Mee.
Christchurch bought New Zealand’s premier garden event
in November 2007 to reclaim and enhance Christchurch’s
image as the Garden City and to develop Ellerslie in to one
of the world’s most prestigious garden shows
“With a new venue, a new city and an emphasis on creating
a world-class event, Ellerslie has begun its journey to be
recognised as among the top five garden shows in the world.”
He says this year’s Show retains many of the successful
elements of past shows but also reflects the new southern
location with the Taste of the South and celebration of southern
flora.
“Importantly, Ellerslie has preserved and boosted its
international status with a multi-award winning feature garden
from Singapore as one of the key attractions, four international
judges from Britain, Japan and Australia, and one of the world’s
top Ikebana artists on site each day demonstrating the Japanese
art of flower arranging.”
Mr Mee says Ellerslie is well recognised as a prestigious
event on the international calendar of flower shows as is
evident with the large contingent of international media,
horticultural experts and visitors who will be attending Ellerslie
2009.
Highlights of Ellerslie 2009 are:
* The multi-award winning Singapore Garden Festival garden,
Seeking Shangri-La by talented Asian designer Peter Cheok.
A fantasy garden with a serious environmental message, the
garden is a real showstopper.
* The Starlight Marquee where West Meets East in what will
be one of the most visually stunning and challenging displays
of garden design and lighting.
* Ellerslie’s Crate Escape – the ultimate bloke’s
garden, promoting backyard cricket, beers and barbecues, designed
by All Black halfback Andy Ellis and his mate Danny Kamo from
John Marsh Landscape Architects.
* Three times daily fashion shows of the hottest Wearable
Weeds by internationally renowned Christchurch costume and
fabric artist Jenny Gillies. Her floral weeds collection is
sure to court a little controversy.
* Hourly filming by Bush Telly of 40 interviews on conservation
topics throughout the Show in the Hort Galore Marquee for
distribution in April on YouTube, Google Video and DVD.
* Twice daily demonstrations of the Japanese art of flower
arranging by one of the world’s top Ikebana artists –
Seiseki Yoshiro Umemura.
* Leading British garden designer Andrew Fisher Tomlin –
who selects gardens for the Chelsea Flower Show – coming
to Ellerslie 2009 to judge and deliver a series of lectures
on British garden trends.
* The official Ellerslie Garden Tours – guided visits
to Canterbury’s award-winning and nationally significant
gardens.
www.ellerslieflowershow.co.nz
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City Council
http://www.ccc.govt.nz
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