# Portstone Garden Centre, Woolston

Portstone Garden Centre is a garden centre at 465 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch, inside the Ferry-Smith commercial centre.

[Call 03 389 4352](<tel:+6433894352>) · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Portstone%20Garden%20Centre%2C%20465%20Ferry%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>) · [Website](<https://www.portstone.co.nz/>) · [Google Maps](<https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Portstone%20Garden%20Centre%2C%20465%20Ferry%20Road%2C%20Christchurch>)

**Listed.** On OpenStreetMap.

The picture the page leads with, from its own website: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=portstone-garden-centre-woolston.

## About, in one paragraph

Its own website describes it as “Discover Christchurch's Premier Garden Centre, Gift Shop & Cafe”. Getting there, the nearest bus stop (Ferry Rd near Mackworth St, route 3) is 57 m away; a cycle lane passes within 45 m. The address’s own page keeps 4 council reports on file.

_Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._

## Opening hours

- As mapped: `Mo - Su 09:00 - 17:00`

_Source: OpenStreetMap, confirm before a special trip._

## What the record holds

- **Address:** 465 Ferry Road, Christchurch 8023 _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Kind:** Garden centres _(OpenStreetMap)_
- **Phone:** +64 3 389 4352 _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Website:** https://www.portstone.co.nz/ _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_
- **Wheelchair:** Step-free, wheelchair accessible _(OpenStreetMap)_

## The ground it stands on

_Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._

- **District Plan zone:** Neighbourhood centre zone _(District Plan)_
- **Commercial centre:** Ferry-Smith, local centre _(District Plan)_
- **Address record:** [465 Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/woolston/465-ferry-road), 4 reports on file

## What stood on Ferry Road

[1870, Section of Ferry Road drain](https://www.canterburystories.nz/collections/maps-plans/city-surveyor-plans/ccl-cs-95683)

_From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside Claude's Kitchen, 2025-02._ [The street’s then and now](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road#s-then)


## The reports nearby
962 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9092409), [483 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/483-ferry-road)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9092397), [481 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/481-ferry-road)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/9077594), [1 Smith St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/1-smith-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9070129), [40 Dampier St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/40-dampier-street)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/9046802), Ferry Rd near Mackworth St, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9046196), [439 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/439-ferry-road)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9024948), [8 Okeover Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/8-okeover-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9011236), [37 Matlock St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/37-matlock-street)
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9010275), [433 Ferry Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/433-ferry-road)
- [Damaged Street Sign](https://www.chch.live/report/8993108), [455 Ferry Road, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/455-ferry-road)
- [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8992877), [3 Hobson Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8023, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/3-hobson-street)
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8988444), [3 Mackworth Street, Woolston, Christchurch 8062, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/woolston/3-mackworth-street)
## Getting there

- Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Mackworth St, 57 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Smith St, 113 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Bus stop, Ferry Rd near Manning Pl, 197 m (routes 3) _(ECan bus stops)_
- Cycle lane, 45 m _(Council cycleway layer)_
- [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road), the street’s own record
- [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Portstone%20Garden%20Centre%2C%20465%20Ferry%20Road%2C%20Christchurch)
- [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5441906,172.6707282)

## Nearby

- [Portstone Garden Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/portstone-garden-cafe-woolston), Cafés, 22 m
- [Leaves at Portstone Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/leaves-at-portstone-cafe-woolston), Cafés, 34 m
- [New Yesterdays](https://www.chch.live/business/new-yesterdays-woolston), Clothing, 55 m
- [Yash Dairy & Lotto](https://www.chch.live/business/yash-dairy-lotto-woolston), Dairies & convenience, 73 m
- [Animal and Bird Hospital](https://www.chch.live/business/animal-and-bird-hospital-woolston), Vets, 115 m
- [Freedom RV](https://www.chch.live/business/freedom-rv-woolston), Caravan, 123 m
- [Mary Dixon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1202-mary-dixon-park), park, 127 m
- [Woolston Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1099-woolston-park), Sports ground, 408 m
- [Arran Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1234-arran-playground), park, 487 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

- [Oderings Garden Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/oderings-garden-centre-bromley), Bromley, 1.6 km
- [Pets & Garden Supplies](https://www.chch.live/business/pets-garden-supplies-christchurch-central-city), Christchurch Central City, 1.7 km
- [Oderings](https://www.chch.live/business/oderings-spreydon), Spreydon, 4.5 km
- [Oderings](https://www.chch.live/business/oderings-hoon-hay), Hoon Hay, 6.0 km
- [Oderings Garden Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/oderings-garden-centre-mairehau), Mairehau, 6.5 km
- [Crusaders Firewood Mark Cairns Timber](https://www.chch.live/business/crusaders-firewood-mark-cairns-timber-wigram), Wigram, 8.7 km
- [Styx Mill Plant Centre & Landscaping](https://www.chch.live/business/styx-mill-plant-centre-landscaping-casebrook), Casebrook, 9.7 km
- [Terra Viva Home and Garden](https://www.chch.live/business/terra-viva-home-and-garden-burnside), Burnside, 10.4 km
- [Every one in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/businesses/garden-centre#in-woolston)

## Also in Woolston

- [Gull Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/gull-woolston), Petrol stations, 129 m
- [Treasure Trove Clothing & Alterations](https://www.chch.live/business/treasure-trove-clothing-alterations-woolston), Op shops, 147 m
- [Woolston Development Project](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-development-project-woolston), Association, 179 m
- [Woolston Rugby Football League Club](https://www.chch.live/business/woolston-rugby-football-league-club-woolston), Clubs, 187 m
- [Z Woolston](https://www.chch.live/business/z-woolston), Petrol stations, 231 m
- [BestStart Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/business/beststart-ferry-road-woolston), Education & tutoring, 265 m
- [Ferry Road Seafoods](https://www.chch.live/business/ferry-road-seafoods-woolston), Fast food, 269 m
- [Ferry Rd Seafoods](https://www.chch.live/business/ferry-rd-seafoods-woolston), Fast food, 270 m
- [Shear Magic Hair Design](https://www.chch.live/business/shear-magic-hair-design-woolston), Hairdressers, 285 m
- [Wings Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/wings-takeaway-woolston), Fast food, 292 m
- [Every kind of business in Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston#s-biz)

## Doors

- [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5441906&lon=172.6707282)
- [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5441906,172.6707282,17)
- [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Portstone%20Garden%20Centre)
- [Woolston](https://www.chch.live/woolston), the suburb
- [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/443963603), fix it there


## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Portstone Garden Centre?**

A garden centre in Woolston, Christchurch.

**Where is Portstone Garden Centre?**

465 Ferry Road, Woolston, on [Ferry Road](https://www.chch.live/street/woolston/ferry-road). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5441906,172.6707282,17)

**Is Portstone Garden Centre still trading?**

On OpenStreetMap.

**How do you contact Portstone Garden Centre?**

phone [03 389 4352](tel:+6433894352), its [website](https://www.portstone.co.nz/).

**When is Portstone Garden Centre open?**

Mo - Su 09:00 - 17:00, as mapped on OpenStreetMap.

**What other garden centres are near Portstone Garden Centre?**

[Oderings Garden Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/oderings-garden-centre-bromley) (1.6 km), [Pets & Garden Supplies](https://www.chch.live/business/pets-garden-supplies-christchurch-central-city) (1.7 km), [Oderings](https://www.chch.live/business/oderings-spreydon) (4.5 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/garden-centre).

**What’s near Portstone Garden Centre?**

[the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/woolston/465-ferry-road) holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Portstone Garden Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/portstone-garden-cafe-woolston) (22 m); the Ferry Rd near Mackworth St bus stop is 57 m away: route 3; a cycle lane passes within 45 m; nearest park: [Mary Dixon Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1202-mary-dixon-park) (127 m).

**What stood where Portstone Garden Centre is, before?**

[The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5441906&lon=172.6707282)

## 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 2026-10-16

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