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GDSNZ members enjoy a stimulating range of events including speakers, both international and local experts in their field, practical workshops and a variety of site visits. An active Events Committee also organises group trips to explore gardens and visit specialist suppliers of plants, landscaping materials, garden art and sculpture in other parts of the country. Group visits to conferences and garden events both here and abroad are encouraged and supported. All of these activities provide plenty of opportunity to exchange ideas and keep in touch with the latest developments in the industry. We livestream as many of our events as we can so members distanced by geography or illness can still participate.
We welcome non-members to our evening talks held during the winter months and a lot of our events for a $25 fee. Wine and nibbles are often provided with an extra small charge for drinks. Tickets and information is available on the individual event listings below. Please join us!
EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
EVENTS UPCOMING EVENTS
Multiple DatesSat, Nov 23Selected Private Gardens Auckland wideNov 23, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PMSelected Private Gardens Auckland wide, Auckland, New ZealandOur premier event, the Auckland Garden DesignFest, brought to you by GDSNZ, Rotary Newmarket and Dove Hospice & Wellness, returns for its 7th time this November. Read on to find out how you can be involved.
Sun, Dec 01Epsom, Auckland, New ZealandDec 01, 2024, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PMEpsom, Auckland, New ZealandThe Events team have created a beautiful celebration for us all to end the year. We will be visiting a private garden in Epsom, Auckland, designed by one of our long standing members, featured in this year's Auckland Garden DesignFest.
event-recordings
EVENT RECORDINGS
Gardens are for People: Tom & Sue Stuart-Smith
Video / Gardens are for People:
Tom & Sue Stuart-Smith
Watch a live replay recording of the event
A major source of inspiration for both Tom and Sue has been the garden they have created together over the last 35 years at The Barn, Serge Hill in Hertfordshire, England. Their beautifully illustrated talk will weave together the story of their own garden, as well as their community based project and plant library in the orchard at Serge Hill.
$15
Paid Members
(Student, Full & Accredited Members)
$25
Non GDSNZ Paid Members
PAST EVENTS ANDNEWS
The Business of Garden Design
Video / The Business of Garden Design
Watch a live replay recording of the event
This is a very special lecture with lots of confidential information and honesty being shared, so to protect and respect the presenters, the lecture is only available to GDSNZ financial members and Unitec/Wintec Students only.
$10
Paid Members
(Student, Full & Accredited Members)
$20
Wintec & Unitec Students
(not available for non Students)
PAST EVENTS AND NEWS
Sat, Oct 05Warkworth, New ZealandOct 05, 2024, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PMWarkworth, New Zealand
Sat, Sep 21Private whareSep 21, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMPrivate whare, Mount Roskill, Auckland, New ZealandSep 21, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PMPrivate whare, Mount Roskill, Auckland, New ZealandEducation session including learning waiata / songs, our roles in a pōwhiri and marae tikanga, and perhaps discuss te tiriti in relation to our society and practice as landscape designers and gardeners etc. We will be sharing kai (lunch).
Tue, Jul 23Eden Community Church & LivestreamJul 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PMEden Community Church & Livestream, 72-74 View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New ZealandJul 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PMEden Community Church & Livestream, 72-74 View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New ZealandOur famous Pechakucha night is back! Arguably our most popular event of the year when 7 of our accredited members will entertain, educate and inspire us and fill the hunger in us all to know what each other are doing and thinking.
Tue, Jun 18Eden Community Church & LivestreamJun 18, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMEden Community Church & Livestream, 72-74 View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New ZealandJun 18, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMEden Community Church & Livestream, 72-74 View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New ZealandWhat a treat! Jill Pierce - perpetual gardener, art /design/landscape lover is our 2024 'after-AGM entertainment'. Jill will take us on her 2023 trip through French gardens including Kathryn Gustafson's 'Gardens of the Imagination' and Nicole de Vesian's La Louve'.
Sat, May 18Point ChevalierMay 18, 2024, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PMPoint Chevalier, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand
Tue, Apr 16Epsom, AucklandApr 16, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PMEpsom, Auckland, 18B Aberfoyle Street, Epsom, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
Tue, Mar 26Epsom, Auckland 1023, New ZealandMar 26, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PMEpsom, Auckland 1023, New ZealandMar 26, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PMEpsom, Auckland 1023, New ZealandBack by popular demand, is a visit to the gardens of Government House in Epsom, Auckland this March. The Head Gardener will be leading us on a 1.5 hour guided tour of the gardens, which are really beautiful and historically significant. Numbers are strictly limited to 20 so please act fast.
Multiple DatesSat, Mar 16Ayrlies Garden & WetlandsMar 16, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PMAyrlies Garden & Wetlands, 125 Potts Road, Whitford 2571, New Zealand
Thu, Mar 07Wellington School of ArchitectureMar 07, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:15 PMWellington School of Architecture, Lecture Hall 1, Te Kura Waihanga, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, 139 Vivian Street, Te Aro, WellingtonMar 07, 2024, 5:00 PM – 8:15 PMWellington School of Architecture, Lecture Hall 1, Te Kura Waihanga, Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, 139 Vivian Street, Te Aro, WellingtonGDSNZ is proud to be bringing globally renowned Landscape Architect Kathryn Gustafson to Aotearoa in February/March 2024. Partnering with Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, Kathryn will deliver an evening lecture at Te Kura Waihanga - Wellington School of Architecture.
Thu, Feb 29School of Architecture & PlanningFeb 29, 2024, 12:00 PM – 6:30 PMSchool of Architecture & Planning, Room 421E-311, Architecture Level 3 Exhibition Space, University of Auckland, 26 Symonds Street, Auckland Central 1010Feb 29, 2024, 12:00 PM – 6:30 PMSchool of Architecture & Planning, Room 421E-311, Architecture Level 3 Exhibition Space, University of Auckland, 26 Symonds Street, Auckland Central 1010GDSNZ is proud to be bringing globally renowned Landscape Architect Kathryn Gustafson to Aotearoa in February 2024. Partnering with Waipapa Taumata Rau - University of Auckland, Kathryn will deliver two masterclasses at the School of Architecture and Planning in Auckland.
Tue, Feb 27School of Architecture & PlanningFeb 27, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PMSchool of Architecture & Planning, Room 421E-311, Architecture Level 3 Exhibition Space, University of Auckland, 26 Symonds Street, Auckland Central 1010Feb 27, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PMSchool of Architecture & Planning, Room 421E-311, Architecture Level 3 Exhibition Space, University of Auckland, 26 Symonds Street, Auckland Central 1010GDSNZ is proud to be bringing Kathryn Gustafson to Aotearoa in February/March 2024. This is a long-awaited visit from a globally renowned Landscape Architect. Kathryn will deliver an evening lecture in Auckland and Wellington and two masterclasses in Auckland.
Mon, Feb 12Red Theatre, Te Pukenga UnitecFeb 12, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMRed Theatre, Te Pukenga Unitec, 139 Carrington Road, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025Feb 12, 2024, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMRed Theatre, Te Pukenga Unitec, 139 Carrington Road, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025For one night only, internationally acclaimed landscape architect/garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith and his wife Dr Sue Stuart-Smith; psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling book The Well Gardened Mind. Tom & Sue will jointly present an illustrated talk.
Sun, Dec 10AucklandDec 10, 2023, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PMAuckland, Remuera, Auckland, New ZealandDec 10, 2023, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PMAuckland, Remuera, Auckland, New ZealandThis year's GDSNZ Xmas Party promises to be a cracker! The Events team have created a fabulous celebration for us all to end the year. We will be visiting a private garden in Remuera, Auckland. This is a very special garden, created by a family with deep roots in New Zealand'.
Thu, Nov 16Northland, New ZealandNov 16, 2023, 9:00 AM – Nov 19, 2023, 4:00 PMNorthland, New Zealand- Thu, Oct 26Epsom, Auckland 1023, New ZealandOct 26, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PMEpsom, Auckland 1023, New ZealandOct 26, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PMEpsom, Auckland 1023, New ZealandOur October event is a visit to Government House in Epsom, Auckland. The Head Gardener will be leading us on a 1.5 hour guided tour of the gardens and Penny Cliffin will be talking about the notable trees. Tours do not include the interior of the house. Numbers are strictly limited to 30.
Tue, Sep 12Avondale, Auckland 1026Sep 12, 2023, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PMAvondale, Auckland 1026- Tue, Jul 25Eden Community Church & LivestreamJul 25, 2023, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PMEden Community Church & Livestream, 72-74 View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New ZealandJul 25, 2023, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PMEden Community Church & Livestream, 72-74 View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New ZealandOur famous Pechakucha night is back! Arguably our most popular event of the year when 7 of our accredited members will entertain, educate and inspire us and fill the hunger in us all to know what each other are doing and thinking.
Tue, Jun 13Eden Community Church & LivestreamJun 13, 2023, 5:30 PM – 8:50 PMEden Community Church & Livestream, 72-74 View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New ZealandJun 13, 2023, 5:30 PM – 8:50 PMEden Community Church & Livestream, 72-74 View Road, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024, New ZealandWe are honoured and delighted to have Jo Wakelin accept our invitation to give an illustrated talk after our AGM this year. Jo will take us on a visual tour around her garden and talk to us about the challenges of creating a climate resilient garden.
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