Two articles from the NZ Gardens Trust ‘Waikato Bouquet’ conference, 27–29 April 2012:
Our mission: ‘To encourage and improve horticulture in NZ by promoting the understanding, appreciation, conservation and use of plants’.
NZGT
New Zealand Gardens Trust
- The New Zealand Gardens Trust was established by the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture in March 2004 to ‘Promote the best in New Zealand gardens and horticulture’.
- The NZGT website features a nationwide database of public and private gardens to visit.
- More than 110 gardens are currently listed by the NZGT.
The Purpose of the New Zealand Gardens Trust
The New Zealand Gardens Trust website showcases gardens open to visitors.
The NZGT has set up a system to assess all gardens and provide visitors with information that truly reflects the garden experiences. The highest ranking are six-star Gardens of International Significance.
The Trust is governed by a group of eight dedicated Trustees supported by a part-time Manager.
Related content
The RNZIH website houses content on the gardens trust, including:
Two articles from the NZ Gardens Trust ‘The
Rugged Frontier’ conference, 24–26 April 2009:
Mich Newton of the Auckland Botanic Gardens shares ideas for enhancing the garden visitor experience.
2005 Banks Memorial Lecture by Peter Sergel, Manager of Hamilton Gardens: ‘Gardens that involve people’.
Articles published from the New Zealand Gardens Trust ‘Going for Gold’ conference, 6–8 May 2005:
- Winning gold at Chelsea
- Setting standards and achieving them
- On the garden trail
- Design excellence: playing with scale and space
- Quality: more than a stroll in the park
- Turning your garden treasure into gold
- Ten tips for quality marketing of your garden visiting business
- My Home My Castle: building the garden at Larnach Castle.
Articles published from the New Zealand Gardens Trust seminar ‘Managing, Marketing and Promoting your Garden’, 23–25 April 2004:
Margaret Barker in the Larnach Castle garden.
Larnach Castle garden is a Founding Garden of the NZGT.
NZGT website
Visit the New Zealand Gardens Trust website to:
• Search for a garden to visit by region, name, keyword or
rating.
• List your garden with the Trust.
• Become a Friend of the Trust.
• Contact the Trust.
Contact NZGT
Garden News
Facebook @nzgardens
The NZ Gardens Trust Facebook page shares stories of NZGT gardens and gardeners, plus events and goings on in the gardens around the country.
Congratulations to the New Zealand Gardens Trust for their well deserved recognition.
Posted by Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture on Thursday, 15 September 2022