Spring is Blooming...
Botanical Expo 2026
Lincoln Event Centre
Saturday 26th September 1 pm - 5 pm
Sunday 27th September 10 am - 4 pm
Entry $10
Special Early Bird Tickets!
Buy online now for $7.50 — offer ends 6th September 2026. From 7th September 2026, tickets will be $10.
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A fun, affordable event for gardeners and plant lovers.
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Specialists will love the rare alpines, bulbs and perennials.
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Super stalls to buy those impossible-to-find treasures.
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New Zealand Alpine Garden Society Spring Show
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Canterbury Horticultural Society Daffodil Show
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Christchurch Bonsai Society Display​
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Canterbury Orchid Society Show
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Canterbury Floral Art Annual Bell competition
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Attend free demonstrations throughout the day — Bonsai, Floral Art, Orchid Care, Kusa Bonsai, Tree pruning tips, How to create hypertufa troughs that plants love to grow in, plus more.
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Hard-to-find gardening books.
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Chat with our experts, then treat yourself to a freshly brewed coffee from the cart or something sweet or savoury from our café.
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Schools exhibits - Come and admire the creative exhibits from participating schools.
Expo Highlights
About the Expo
Gardening enthusiast groups have come together to make a gardening extravaganza
The NZAGS is a dynamic club aimed at horticultural excellence, sharing skills and a love of small, alpine, woodland and bulbous plants.
A venerable institution with 160 years in the making and right up with the play today, offering classes and groups covering all that is interesting in gardening.
The Christchurch Club has been sharing the art of bonsai since 1968, making them one of the longest active bonsai clubs in New Zealand. Explore their stand to appreciate beautifully refined trees and meet passionate growers.
The Canterbury Orchid Society (COS) is a friendly group of orchid enthusiasts who meet regularly to share their passion. The society aims to promote orchid cultivation, preserve native species, connect with similar groups locally and globally, and exchange plants and knowledge throughout the region.
Garden Club displays and Garden Trust gardens. Selwyn has a wealth of gardens to visit and gardeners to learn from.
A super group of artists who use flowers, all parts of plants and a huge variety of other materials to make thrilling displays. Clubs representing Canterbury Floral Design are Avon Floral Art, Floral Art North Canterbury and Cheviot Floral Group.
