# City Gardens, Harewood City Gardens is a garden centre in Harewood, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: [business image](). ## About, in one paragraph Its own website describes it as “Discover City Gardens' range of garden and landscaping materials made from recycled bi-products of firewood processing. Our mulches and sawdust are perfect for Christchurch gardens. Available for pick”…. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Hussey Rd near Springvale Gdns, route 107) is 335 m away; a shared path passes within 40 m. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Garden centres _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** https://www.cityfirewood.co.nz/collections/gardens _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Residential Suburban _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 44 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8503091), [420 Johns Road, Northwood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/420-johns-road) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7250230), [443 Johns Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/443-johns-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7135497), [340 Gardiners Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/340-gardiners-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7025321), [445 Johns Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/445-johns-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/7010378), [447 Johns Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/447-johns-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6956437), [443 Johns Road Service Lane, Waitaha 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/443-johns-road-service-lane) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/6918021), [443 Johns Road Service Lane, Waitaha 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/443-johns-road-service-lane) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6911679), [379 Gardiners Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/379-gardiners-road) - [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/6820089), [447 Johns Road Service Lane, Waitaha 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/447-johns-road-service-lane) - [Animal - Deceased](https://www.chch.live/report/6723796), [340 Gardiners Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/340-gardiners-road) - [Fallen Tree](https://www.chch.live/report/6439371), [31 Hussey Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/31-hussey-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/6278693), [334 Gardiners Road, Harewood, Christchurch 8051, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/harewood/334-gardiners-road) ## Getting there - Bus stop, Hussey Rd near Springvale Gdns, 335 m (routes 107) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Hussey Rd near Springvale Gdns, 342 m (routes 107) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Bus stop, Gardiners Rd near Smacks Cl, 362 m (routes 107) _(ECan bus stops)_ - Shared path, 40 m _(Council cycleway layer)_ - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=City%20Gardens%2C%20Harewood%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.4599291,172.5895052) ## Nearby - [City Firewood](https://www.chch.live/business/city-firewood-harewood), Firewood, 85 m - [Smacks Creek Riverbank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1489-smacks-creek-riverbank-reserve), park, 143 m - [Springvale Gardens Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1799-springvale-gardens-reserve), park, 451 m - [Smacks Creek Esplanade Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1640-smacks-creek-esplanade-reserve), park, 512 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ ## The nearest other garden centres - [Styx Mill Plant Centre & Landscaping](https://www.chch.live/business/styx-mill-plant-centre-landscaping-casebrook), Casebrook, 1.8 km - [The Little Big Tree Company & The Little Big Trellis Company](https://www.chch.live/business/the-little-big-tree-company-the-little-big-trellis-company-harewood), Harewood, 2.0 km - [Terra Viva Home and Garden](https://www.chch.live/business/terra-viva-home-and-garden-burnside), Burnside, 3.8 km - [Oderings Garden Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/oderings-garden-centre-mairehau), Mairehau, 5.2 km - [Oderings Garden Centre Yaldhurst](https://www.chch.live/business/oderings-garden-centre-yaldhurst), Yaldhurst, 8.9 km - [Crusaders Firewood Mark Cairns Timber](https://www.chch.live/business/crusaders-firewood-mark-cairns-timber-wigram), Wigram, 9.9 km - [Pets & Garden Supplies](https://www.chch.live/business/pets-garden-supplies-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 10.1 km - [Oderings](https://www.chch.live/business/oderings-spreydon), Spreydon, 11.2 km - [Every one in Harewood](https://www.chch.live/businesses/garden-centre#in-harewood) ## Also in Harewood - [npd](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-harewood), Petrol stations, 624 m - [Auto Self Serve Truck & Car Wash](https://www.chch.live/business/auto-self-serve-truck-car-wash-harewood), Car washes, 720 m - [North South Holiday Park](https://www.chch.live/business/north-south-holiday-park-harewood), Campgrounds, 1.7 km - [Berry Culture](https://www.chch.live/business/berry-culture-harewood), Fast food, 1.9 km - [The Berry Shop](https://www.chch.live/business/the-berry-shop-harewood), Cafés, 1.9 km - [Burger King Sawyers Arms](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-king-sawyers-arms-harewood), Fast food, 1.9 km - [Burger King](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-king-harewood), Fast food, 2.0 km - [Z](https://www.chch.live/business/z-harewood), Petrol stations, 2.0 km - [Christchurch Holiday Park](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-holiday-park-harewood), Attractions, 2.0 km - [The Highway Inn](https://www.chch.live/business/the-highway-inn-harewood), Bars & pubs, 2.1 km - [Every kind of business in Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4599291&lon=172.5895052) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4599291,172.5895052,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=City%20Gardens) - [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/8256136734), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is City Gardens?** A garden centre in Harewood, Christchurch. **Where is City Gardens?** Somewhere in Harewood, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.4599291,172.5895052,17) **Is City Gardens still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **How do you contact City Gardens?** its [website](https://www.cityfirewood.co.nz/collections/gardens). **What other garden centres are near City Gardens?** [Styx Mill Plant Centre & Landscaping](https://www.chch.live/business/styx-mill-plant-centre-landscaping-casebrook) (1.8 km), [The Little Big Tree Company & The Little Big Trellis Company](https://www.chch.live/business/the-little-big-tree-company-the-little-big-trellis-company-harewood) (2.0 km), [Terra Viva Home and Garden](https://www.chch.live/business/terra-viva-home-and-garden-burnside) (3.8 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/garden-centre). **What’s near City Gardens?** 1 other premises within a short walk, nearest [City Firewood](https://www.chch.live/business/city-firewood-harewood) (85 m); the Hussey Rd near Springvale Gdns bus stop is 335 m away: route 107; a shared path passes within 40 m; nearest park: [Smacks Creek Riverbank Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1489-smacks-creek-riverbank-reserve) (143 m). **What stood where City Gardens is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.4599291&lon=172.5895052) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin - Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - Record assembled 2026-10-20 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/city-gardens-harewood Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/garden-centre Suburb: https://www.chch.live/harewood