If you're feeling a little worn down by insurance woes, TC3 land zoning decisions, re-routed traffic mayhem and such like, might I suggest you head on down to the Botanic Gardens for a reminder of some of the things about Christchurch that haven't changed. We are the garden city, and the springtime plantings just down the road are certainly enough to lift the spirits

Even our old mate William Sefton Moorhouse was enjoying a spot in the sun.

And here's a couple of related images from the Gallery collection...