Thank you for joining us

    A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop. It was fantastic to see such a great turnout and so many keen gardeners eager to learn and share ideas.

    We hope you enjoyed the workshop, picked up some practical pruning tips, and came away with the confidence to tackle your own fruit trees this winter. We loved sharing our knowledge with you and are already looking forward to welcoming you back next year.

    In the meantime, if you’re planning to add to your home orchard or replace an old favourite, now is the perfect time to plant. Explore our range of quality fruit trees and get growing this season.

    Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop

    Join Southern Woods on Sunday August 2, 2026 from 1pm at Radley Park in Woolston, for our annual winter fruit tree pruning and maintenance workshop, led by expert Greg Quinn.

    • When: 1pm, Sunday August 2, 2026
    • Where: Radley Park, Woolston, Christchurch
    • Cost: $20+Booking Fee per person.

    Sponsored by Southern Woods and supported by Christchurch City Council, the workshop is a hands-on pruning demonstration within the community gardens area of Radley Park, known as Roimata Commons.

    With its many community-planted fruit trees of all types and ages, Radley Park is the perfect spot for an up-close look at caring for edible trees. Greg will share his pruning and maintenance know-how in-situ across a wide selection of fruit trees. His focus this time of year is on pip fruit, though he’ll touch on a good range of other types too.

    Across this 90-minute session Greg will show you how to prune a variety of trees and talk through practical care tips for established orchards, with your ticket fee going straight back into the ongoing care of the fruit trees in this community-grown orchard and garden.

    Expect plenty of handy tips and tricks throughout, with time for questions at the end.

    Bring warm clothes and sturdy shoes. Places are limited, so registration is a must.

    All proceeds from this session will go to pruning the community gardens fruit trees at Radley Park.

    Get your tickets here