The Auckland Garden DesignFest will be held on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 November 2024, 10 am - 4 pm.

The two-day design event, organised jointly by the Garden Design Society of New Zealand and
Rotary Newmarket, showcases the best of New Zealand garden design talent whilst supporting
some incredible charities including Lifeline Aotearoa, KidsCan, Garden to Table & OKE.

The event allows attendees to rub shoulders with some of New Zealand’s garden design elite and
visit up to 18 unique, professionally designed gardens. It’s also an opportunity for visitors to ask
questions, take advice and let their gardening imagination and inspiration run wild with ideas for
enhancing their own personal gardens and outdoor spaces. We've got a vast range of gardens varying in size, style, budget and age including ponds and fountains, swimming pools, amazing outdoor rooms and spaces, courtyard gardens, a terrace garden, edible/productive gardens, sculpture, garden art, colour, and planting from clipped and formal, perennials, colour and NZ natives.

Following the success of our previous bus tours, we are offering more this year, visiting a carefully selected range of gardens catering for a wide range of interests.

The tour leaders will be former lecturers in Landscape Architecture Penny Cliffin and Ian Henderson, along with Anna-Maria Morris and Jo Macdonald, both qualified landscape designers. All are long-serving members of the Garden Design Society of New Zealand (GDSNZ).

For more information and updates on the 2022 Auckland Garden DesignFest,
visit www.gardendesignfest.co.nz or follow Auckland Garden DesignFest on Facebook and Instagram.

The Garden Design Society of New Zealand was established in 2002 by a group of enthusiastic professionals working in garden design practice and education. Members of GDSNZ came up with the idea for an Auckland Garden DesignFest after visiting the Melbourne event, run by the Rotary Club of Kew.

The Rotary Club of Newmarket was formed in 1945 and since then its members have been involved in many community projects similar to the Auckland Garden DesignFest.

Rotary's main function as an organisation is to provide its members with the opportunity to be of service to the community either locally or internationally. There are over 30,000 Rotary clubs worldwide providing substantial benefits to mankind.

The Auckland Garden DesignFest is a project that will provide much-needed funds to the selected charities so they can have the greatest positive influence on their communities. The Rotary Club of Newmarket is privileged to be associated with the Auckland Garden DesignFest.

Gardens range in size from a large balcony/terrace to a half acre.