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Pick of the Bunch —
our favourite horticulture
and related sites

New Zealand

 
   
New Zealand Gardens Trust  

The New Zealand Gardens Trust was established by the RNZIH and aims to promote the best in New Zealand gardens and horticulture. The NZGT website features a nationwide database of public and private gardens to visit.

   
New Zealand Notable Trees Trust NZNTT

The New Zealand Notable Trees Trust was also established by the RNZIH, in association with the NZ Arboricultural Association. This trust continues the national scheme established in 1978 to identify and register heritage trees.

   
New Zealand Arboricultural Association  

The NZAA represents Arborists throughout New Zealand.

   
NZHITO — New Zealand Horticulture Industry Training Organisation NZHITO

To provide excellent, innovative and relevant training for our stakeholders that empowers individuals and enables horticultural industries to create wealth for New Zealand.

   
New Zealand Professional Florists Inc. NZPF

A non-profit making organisation founded with the sole objective of raising the national standards of floristry.

   
 

   
bestgardening.com — A New Zealand Resource for Gardeners

"Everything for New Zealand gardeners: gardens, feature articles, design ideas, plant notebook, practical gardening, garden events and much more."

   
Garden-NZ Garden-NZ

New Zealand website that presents a variety of garden news and information.

   
New Zealand Gardens ONLINE NZ Gardens Online

"Garden Information for Enthusiastic Gardeners." Includes Garden Forum, Gardens to Visit, NZ Native Plants, The Rose Garden and Garden Links.

   
Science Behind Your Garden  

Written with the home gardener in mind, providing an understanding of the fascinating science behind gardening. Developed by Crop & Food Research and HortResearch, with funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand.

   
 

   
HortSource  

A directory for the New Zealand Horticulture Industry.

   
Liddle Wonder Liddle Wonder

Website of Liddle Wonder, containing images and details of a wide variety of pants.

   
Naturally Native NZ Plants  

Specialist growers of New Zealand native plants since 1980. Their website includes an online plant catalogue.

   
New Zealand PlantFinder NZ Plant Finder

Meg Gaddum's database that makes plant hunting easy. Over 46,000 plants listed from NZ nursery catalogues. (Online database is currently unavailable and redirects to a Facebook page).

   
Nursery World  

"Gateway to the Nursery Industry in New Zealand". Broad site covering everything in the gardening, nursery and horticulture industries. Commercial Horticulture Magazine, Trade Days, Nursery Registers, seed suppliers, Reference Publishing, gardening, plants.

   
Weekend Gardener Weekend Gardener

Website of New Zealand's fortnightly do-it-yourself consumer gardening magazine. The magazine provides a wealth of gardening and horticultural information of wide interest, some of which has been reproduced on the RNZIH website.

   
 

   

Bonsai in New Zealand

 

New Zealand Bonsai Association, the nationally recognised portal and repository for information about the New Zealand bonsai scene.

   
Cactus and Succulent Society of New Zealand CSSNZ

Has links to websites of branches throughout New Zealand, as well as the Cactus and Succulent Plant Mall (CSPM), an Internet resource for all growers of cacti and succulent plants.

   
National Dahlia Society of New Zealand  

"Founded in 1938 and is an organisation set up to promote our favourite flower the dahlia, and to offer guidance and advice on the cultivation and showing of dahlias in New Zealand."

   
New Zealand Alpine Garden Society NZAGS

The NZAGS hold monthly meetings and have an annual seed exchange list.

   
New Zealand Camellia Society  

Information on membership, national shows, contact details including branches throughout New Zealand, and image galleries.

   
New Zealand Carnivorous Plant Society  

The New Zealand Carnivorous Plant Society is a nonprofit making organisation, formed in 1982 in response to the growing interest in Carnivorous Plants.

   
Herb Federation of New Zealand  

"Dedicated to promoting the knowledge, use and love of herbs, through community education programs, research, and sharing the experience of its members with the community." Includes National Plant Collection Holders and Local Herb Societies

   
New Zealand Iris Society  

A non-profit society dedicated to the iris and its band of admirers.

   
New Zealand Native Orchids  

An outstanding site dedicated to the native orchids of New Zealand. Contains articles from the NZ Native Orchid Group Journal, a large photo section, descriptions of the various species, their habitats, and more.

   
New Zealand Plant Protection Society NZPPS

Their main objective: "To pool and exchange information on the biology of weeds, invertebrate and vertebrate pests, pathogens and beneficial organisms and methods for modifying their effects."

   
New Zealand Rhododendron Association  

An Association formed in 1944 that promotes all aspects of Rhododendron growing in New Zealand.

   
New Zealand Rose Society  

"The New Zealand Rose Society (Inc) is a non profit organisation dedicated to promoting the cultivation of the world’s most favourite flower."

   
Weedbusters New Zealand Weedbusters

Weedbusters is a weeds awareness and education programme that aims to protect New Zealand's environment from the increasing weed problem.

   
 

   
Neil Fitzgerald Photography  

A diverse selection of New Zealand nature photographs, from plants and fungi to invertebrates, birds and landscapes.

   
NZ Plant Pics  

A website developed by Paul Ashford (a landscape planting designer from Dunedin, New Zealand). Contains images of New Zealand garden plants, both native and exotic.

   
 

   
Manaaki Whenua Press — New Zealand Natural History & Science books  

Part of Landcare Research: "we publish books on New Zealand biological and earth sciences, as well as offering some of the best natural history titles produced by other local publishers."

   
Touchwood Books  

The "Grower's Bookshop" for tree, gardening, horticulture, viticulture, olive, and farming titles.

   
 

   
Action Bio-Community  

"The Action Bio-Community project is building capacity for biodiversity management in councils and communities across New Zealand."

   
Biodiversity Information Online BIO

Information about Aotearoa New Zealand's native biodiversity, what is being done to help conserve and manage it, and who is involved. The information and work programmes covered in this site are part of New Zealand's long-term commitment to conserve its natural heritage under the New Zealand Biodiversity Strategy.

   
Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand ECO

New Zealand's network of groups which share a concern for the environment.

   
Forest and Bird NZ Forest & Bird

A New Zealand based conservation organisation that works for the protection of New Zealand's native forests, threatened species, marine heritage and for a healthier environment.

   
Landcare Research Home Page Landcare Research

Includes New Zealand Plant Names Database, PeoplePlants Infobase, and Manaaki Whenua Press

   
Natureandco.com — Discover Nature in New Zealand  

Justifiably claims to be "the best site of New Zealand's nature". Main sections include Land & Wildlife, Travel & Adventure, and Conservation.

   
New Zealand Department of Conservation — Te Papa Atawhai  
 
   
New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network (NZERN) NZERN

"A non-profit, community-driven organisation dedicated to sharing knowledge and experiences about native habitat protection, management and ecological restoration in our special land - Aotearoa-New Zealand."

   
New Zealand Plant Conservation Network NZPCN

Established in 2003 with the vision that 'no indigenous species of plant will become extinct nor be placed at risk of extinction as a result of human action or indifference, and that the rich, diverse and unique plant life of New Zealand will be recognised, cherished and restored'.

   
Project Crimson Pohutukawa & Rata Conservation, New Zealand Project Crimson

Project Crimson is a charitable trust that aims to protect New Zealand's endangered pohutukawa and rata trees.

   
 

 

International

 
 
 
   
Australian National Botanic Gardens ANBG

"Inspiring, informing and connecting people with the Australian flora" A useful and comprehensive site with many links to the conservation, cultivation and study of Australian plants.

   
Australasian Native Orchid Society  

Dedicated to the cultivation, conservation and scientific study of native orchids in the Australasian region.

   
Australian Institute of Horticulture Australian Institute of Horticulture

The professional association for qualified Horticulturists in Australia, including Landscape designers, educators, writers, nursery people, etc.

   
 

   
Dave's Garden Dave's Garden

A community of gardeners that share tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants.

   
Forest Ferns  

Forest Ferns is a valuable resource on tree ferns in their natural habitat and how to grow different species.

   
GardenWeb Garden Web

Includes garden forums, directories, a botanical glossary, and a plant database.

   
SafeGardening.co.uk SafeGardening.co.uk

A public interest website developed in the UK and providing a collection of useful garden safety tips and advice from experts.

   
The Gardening Launch Pad  

A listing of more than 5600 gardening and horticultural links.

   
 

   
DELTA databases DELTA

Descriptions, illustrations, interactive identification, and information retrieval. Includes Families of Flowering Plants and Grass Genera of the World.

   

Internet Directory for Botany

 

A really extensive and useful site containing about several thousand botany and horticulture related links.

   
The International Plant Names Index (IPNI) IPNI

Database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants. IPNI is the product of a collaboration between The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Harvard University Herbaria, and the Australian National Herbarium.

   
Tree of Life web project Tree of Life

A collaborative effort of biologists from around the world. On more than 10,000 webpages, the project provides information about biodiversity, the characteristics of different groups of organisms, and their evolutionary history (phylogeny).

   
 

   
American Horticultural Society (AHS) American Horticultural Society

The AHS is an educational, non-profit, organisation that recognises and promotes excellence in American horticulture.

   
Institute of Horticulture — UK & Ireland IoH

The Institute of Horticulture is the authoritative organisation representing all those professionally engaged in Horticulture in the UK & Ireland.

   
International Bulb Society — Gallery of the World's Bulbs  

Includes an extensive image gallery and other information devoted to geophytes — true bulbs, corms, tubors and rhizomes.

   
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK Kew

Provides an insight into their research, collections, conservation and other activities.

   
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), UK RHS

Homepage to the Royal Horticultural Society. Includes access to the RHS Plant Finder.

   
The Hebe Society (UK) Hebe Society

"The Hebe Society promotes the cultivation and conservation of hebes and other New Zealand native plants."

   
 

 

Search Engines and Directories

SearchNZ — New Zealand's leading search engine SearchNZ

"The easiest way to search on the New Zealand Internet."

   
PIPERS New Zealand Pages Pipers

Extensive links to various sites in New Zealand, including New Zealand Horticulture.

   
IndexNZ indexnz

A search engine and web directory for New Zealand, including NZ Gardening links.

   
NZPAGES NZPAGES - New Zealand's Definitive Web Site Directory

"Everything New Zealand."

   
Te Puna Web Directory te puna

"A directory to New Zealand and Pacific Island websites."

   
 

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