The Christchurch Botanic Gardens is a public garden covering an area of 33 Hectares. It has two rose gardens. the first displaying modern cultivars of floribunda and hybrid tea roses. The second rose gardens displays all the heritage roses and species. This rose garden is planted in an english cottage garden style comprising herbaceous perennials intermixed with the roses. The garden is run by the Christchurch City Council and it listed on their website at www.ccc.govt.nz.