Gardens of Fernside

01/05/2026

Save the date Sunday November 22nd!

03/11/2025

In less than three weeks, the Ohoka school garden tour will take place. Satisfy your yearly garden cravings with Gardens of Fernside making a comeback in 2026.

12/10/2025

Wow big thank you to the garden owners for participating in last years garden tour we have almost finished the bike track with some of the money we raised!

12/10/2025

Thanks to our amazing community your support has been used to buy new sport gear for the children.

We are deeply grateful to the Gardens of Fernside community for their invaluable assistance, which has allowed us to invest $5000 in sports equipment for children's recreational activities during break times. The various hubs are identifiable by their unique colours - red, orange, blue, and purple. We appreciate your ongoing support, which is highly valued by the children.

18/12/2024

As we reflect on the end of the school year, we can't help but be grateful to our incredible community who made Gardens of Fernside such a success in 2024.

This year we raised over $35,000 for Fernside School with the money going to a number of projects for our kids. An incredible amount that will do so much for our school.

We'd especially like to thank our amazing garden owners - Charlotte and John, Ellie and Glen, Caroline and Ricky, Genevieve and Tim, Greg and Dawn, and Christine and Ross. Their willingness to open their gardens to hundreds of visitors is incredibly generous and we are so thankful to you!

Thank you again to each and every person who was part of the tour, whether organising, volunteering, sponsoring, offering your garden, or coming along on the day.

The 2024 tour may be over but we can't wait to do it all again. See you in November 2026!!

04/12/2024

☀☀ We can't believe it's been just over a week since we welcomed you all to our garden tour! ☀☀

We're still reminiscing on what a great day we had, the cake stall would definitely have to be a favourite - we have some incredible bakers within our school community.

We also had some amazing community sponsors who came on board to help us put on our amazing event, thank you all for your generous support of our school.

Total Traffic Management
Rangiora Rubbish Removal
Rangiora Landscape and Garden Supplies
New World Rangiora
Plough Hotel
Woodend Nurseries
Giles & Watson Audiology
Create Design Studio Rangiora
Lily & George
Raika Drainage
Ensors Irrigation & Water Co
Propaganda Streetwear & Skate
The Dermoscopy Centre
Kennards Hire Rangiora

28/11/2024

🌸🌸 Wow, what an incredible day we had on Sunday!! 🌸🌸

We wanted to thank every person who came along to the tour and supported our school. The funds raised will support the great work our staff and teachers do in helping our young people be the best versions of themselves.

We also wanted to say another huge THANK YOU to our incredible sponsors, without you we wouldn't be able to put on the tour.

Gold Sponsors Styx Landscaping & Property Care

Our garden sponsors:
Raine & Horne Rangiora, Oxford & Darfield
North Canterbury Books
Rivertown Automotive Kaiapoi
Saunders Robinson Brown
AFB Painting
Code Construction

Plus our school art showcase proudly supported by Mortgage Mates.

23/11/2024

Cake Stall looking amazing, come visit 😀

22/11/2024

☀☀ Our amazing garden tour kicks off tomorrow!! ☀☀

The forecast is looking perfect, Canterbury certainlty has turned it on for us! Plus, we know the gardens are looking amazing and ready for you to enjoy.

Tickets will be available from the school gate from 9am, so come along for an incredible day out and support our awesome school at the same time - win-win!!

None of this would be possible without the support of our brilliant sponsors including Gold Sponsors Styx Landscaping & Property Care.

Our garden sponsors:
Raine & Horne Rangiora, Oxford & Darfield
North Canterbury Books
Rivertown Automotive Kaiapoi
Saunders Robinson Brown
AFB Painting
Code Construction

Plus our school art showcase proudly supported by Mortgage Mates.

22/11/2024

🌷🌸 Do you want to be checking out the view from these chairs this Sunday? 🌸🌷

If so, join us for an amazing day out in the North Canterbury countryside visiting 6 amazing local gardens. Plus our school garden with art showcase, delicious food stalls and boutique market stalls.

Tickets will be available for $35 from the school gate on Sunday from 9am - with the gardens open from 10am-4pm.

We cannot see you there!