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Andy Hamilton - Current President 

GARDEN DESIGN SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND

The Garden Design Society aims to inspire its members, and to support them in providing excellent design services for their clients.
It grew out of an informal group of designers, meeting back in the 1990s, seeking to create a professional support network / organisation for garden designers. The group was formalised as the Society by staff and senior students at the Unitec Department of Landscape and Plant Science in 2002.

GARDENS ON PLINTHS
Designed by Garden Design Society members. 

WHO ARE WE?
 

The Garden Design Society consists of a wide range of people who share a passion for garden design: practicing garden designers, academics, teachers, students, garden owners, landscapers and others who appreciate the value of skilled garden design. One of our main aims is to encourage and support members to reach new levels of innovation and creativity in their work.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
  • Te Tiriti workshop 2 | Tirohanga Pai
    Te Tiriti workshop 2 | Tirohanga Pai
    Sep 21, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
    Private whare, Mount Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand
    Education 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).
  • Hands in the Dirt visit
    Hands in the Dirt visit
    Oct 05, 2024, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
    Warkworth, New Zealand
    A three hour immersion in 'Hands in the Dirt' founder Aila Morgan-Guthrie's world of floristy and flower farming focusing on cut flower annual and perennial plants.
  • Auckland Garden DesignFest 2024
    Auckland Garden DesignFest 2024
    Multiple Dates
    Nov 23, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Selected Private Gardens Auckland wide, Auckland, New Zealand
    Our 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.
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