Feature Marquees

City Care Hort Galore and Floral Art Marquee 

The largest marquee ever to be erected in the South Island will be the venue for the combined City Care Hort Galore and City Care Floral Art.  Based on the Grand Pavillion at Chelsea Flower Show this marquee has multiple entrance and exits

The marquee will be filled with stunning exhibits from the horticultural clubs and societies around New Zealand which allows interaction between the visitors and our home grown experts hoping to inspire you with their passion for horticulture.

Also included in this marquee is the floral art segment of the show, more exhibits than ever, this section will be filled with the bouquet and beauty of flowers used in inspirational and unique ways.

Why not come along to our demonstrations, on the hour every hour, one of our horticultural experts or floral artists will be demonstrating their skills giving you the opportunity to talk a little bit of Ellerslie expertise home with you.

Christchurch International Airport Starlight Marquee

The Starlight Marquee is unique to Ellerslie and is renowned for its theatrical displays and striking lighting, this year is no exception. The designers of these gardens have let their imagination run riot!  The gardens on display are of a fantasy nature demonstrating stunning lighting effects in a non-traditional garden method.

The UV blocked marquee is lined with black silks designed to demonstrate lighting effects or ‘gardens after dark’