Christchurch's free public botanic gardens beside the Avon River, with extensive plant collections, conservatories and heritage trees within Hagley Park.
Gardens are free and open from 7am year-round but closing time shrinks in winter (18:30, Apr-Sep) and extends in summer (21:00, Nov-Feb); the glasshouses and Visitor Centre keep separate, shorter daytime hours.
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