CHRISTCHURCH DOMAIN GARDENS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13336, 30 January 1909, Page 7

CHRISTCHURCH DOMAIN GARDENS.

These gardens aro worth tho proverbial pilgrimage to see at present, and - will ta so all through tho autumn. Jho chairman of tho Domain Board has every reason to fool proud of his position just now. If tho --11-tchurch but knew of the improvewinch havo been undertaken at tho Domain under the management of " Mr loung, the curator, who has beon loss than map months iv his position, they would flock thero in crowds and " would bo rewarded by tho sight of tho " largest aud most brilliant display of flpwen* oyer seen in tho Domiuion. r*o doubt the moist season has been n ' os t helpful to tho growth of plants of all kinds, and Mr ioung's work haa benefited by theso summer showers. J hose -bowers, however! have resultec* an _n excess of foliago and a lack of bloom in somo kinds of the bedding plants, and a warm dry time would bo heartily welcomed, So that many of the beds might throw up their bloom and make, their desirable display of flower before tho frosts appear. All through tho Domain, there is. stronc evidence of tho master hand in gardening, and with a continuance of the forward movement tho Christchurch, -ardens can easily maintain their position among tho garden- of tho Dominion. The C_T_»t*__urch publio de not realise what a valuablo asset they have m their Domain. If they did. thoy would not allow it-to starve as it has to for want of funds. Every penny invested in it trill well renay the citizens oven from a pecuniary point of view, for if these gardenwere but assisted as thoy should be ' they would add much to the attracttvcnesr, of the city aa a holidnfir r__ : sort, and would distinguish it as tho. 'garden city" of tho Dominion. Bal- : la-rat was in thc early days known a_ ■ the golden city" ;. now it ia called the ; garden city" owing to tho fact that the public gardens; which are under* the jurisdiction of tbe City Council. have an increasing and substantial sum of money spent on. them to make ■"■ them attractive! to visitors from all* parts of the Commonwealth, and so' high is their reputation now that, many vusit Ballarat for the one purpose, viz., to see the gardens.