Changeable and destructive, with winds reaching the highest ever recorded. Multiple trees toppled, broken canopies, limbs off – one resulting in loss of life. Not only ground-drying wind but then too hot, too cold, and too much rain. Altogether too much. This was the Spring that was.

The New Zealand Gardens Trust is delighted to announce Terrace Station at Hororata as the very first member of our new Collections category.

The British Library at Kings Cross, London recently held an unusual exhibition in its exhibit rooms, about the transformative power of gardening.

As the Trust announced in April at the annual conference in Auckland, we are now ready to launch the Earth Star initiative. You might recall that this came about as a way for members to engage in environmentally sustainable practices in your gardens. The award of an ‘Earth Star’ will be made if you meet the target points as set by the Trust.