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‘Pick of the Bunch’ — our favourite sites

Here is a collection of our favourite horticulture, botany, and related sites.

Our Favourite New Zealand Sites
Our Favourite International Sites


New Zealand

New Zealand Notable Trees Trust (NZNTT)

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.

Website: www.notabletrees.org.nz

Facebook (Great Trees of New Zealand): www.facebook.com/groups/548326446101270


New Zealand Gardens Trust (NZGT)

NZGT 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.

Website: www.gardens.org.nz

Facebook: www.facebook.com/nzgardens


RNZIH Education Trust / Young Horticulturist Competition

Education Trust Established by the RNZIH and aims to assist and promote, in any way possible, horticultural training and education in New Zealand, including promoting and providing scholarships and prize schemes for young people in horticulture. The Young Horticulturist Competition is organised by the Education Trust.

Website: www.younghort.co.nz

Facebook: www.facebook.com/YoungHortNZ


Botanic Gardens Australia and New Zealand (BGANZ)

BGANZ Plants are critical for life and Botanic Gardens are essential for us to be able to preserve and learn about plants.

Website: www.bganz.org.au


International Plant Propagators’ Society NZ Region (IPPS-NZ)

IPPS-NZ Founded as a chapter of IPPS International in 1971 and becoming a region in its own right in 1984, the IPPS New Zealand Region has >200 members all around New Zealand. Membership consists of those working in many aspects of the nursery industry, researchers, academics, consultants and students all sharing plant production knowledge freely.

Website: https://nz.ipps.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ippsnz


New Zealand Arb

NZ Arb NZ Arb’s mission statement is to encourage, foster, improve and educate in all aspects of arboriculture in New Zealand.

Website: www.nzarb.org.nz

Facebook: www.facebook.com/NZARB.org.nz


New Zealand Plant Producers Inc.

NZPPI The peak industry body for plant producers and industry partners. The NZPPI provides an opportunity for plant producers and their community to collaborate in shaping and growing an industry body with an influential voice that delivers value to their businesses.

Website: https://nzppi.co.nz

Facebook: www.facebook.com/nzppi


New Zealand Professional Florists Inc.

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

Website: www.nzprofessionalflorists.co.nz

Facebook: www.facebook.com/NzpfNewZealandProfessionalFloristsInc


New Zealand Tree Crops Association

NZTA A voluntary organisation promoting interest in useful trees, such as those producing fruit, nuts, timber, fuel, wood, livestock fodder, bee forage and other productive crops.

Website: https://treecrops.org.nz

Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/treescrops


Go Gardening — helping New Zealand grow

Go GardeningGarden Inspiration, tips and advice from the experts. Go Gardening is the consumer and public face of New Zealand Plant Producers Incorporated.

Website: www.gogardening.co.nz


Liddle Wonder

Liddle Wonder Website of Liddle Wonder, a former nursery owned by Dr John Liddle, containing images and details of a wide variety of plants.

Website: https://liddlewonder.nz


Kiwi Gardener

Kiwi GardenerWebsite of New Zealand’s fortnightly do-it-yourself consumer gardening magazine, previously known as the Weekend Gardener. The magazine provides gardening and horticultural information of wide interest, some of which has been reproduced on the RNZIH website.

Website: https://kiwigardenermagazine.co.nz


Nursery World

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

Website: www.nursery.net.nz


NZ Gardener

NZ GardenerMonthly magazine of gardening advice, with a selection of articles online on the Stuff website.

Website: www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/nz-gardener


Auckland Branch of the Cactus and Succulent Society of New Zealand

CSSNZ Provides information for members and the general public to learn more about cacti and succulent plants.

Website: www.akcactus.org.nz


Herb Federation of New Zealand

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.

Website: https://herbs.org.nz


Heritage Roses New Zealand Inc.

Heritage Roses NZ Exists to nurture interest in and love of the beautiful roses of the past, and to ensure the continued existence of these living antiques.

Website: https://heritageroses.org.nz


New Zealand Rose Society Inc.

New Zealand Rose Society “The New Zealand Rose Society is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the cultivation of the world’s most favourite flower.”

Website: https://nzroses.org.nz


National Daffodil Society of New Zealand

National Daffodil Society of NZ The purpose of the National Daffodil Society is to promote, appreciate and preserve New Zealand’s daffodils.

Website: https://daffodil.org.nz


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.”

Website: www.nzdahliasociety.50megs.com


New Zealand Alpine Garden Society

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

Website: www.nzags.com


New Zealand Bonsai Association

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

Website: www.bonsainz.com


New Zealand Camellia Society

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

Website: www.nzcamelliasociety.co.nz


New Zealand Iris Society Inc.

New Zealand Iris Society A non-profit society dedicated to the iris and its band of admirers.

Website: https://nziris.org.nz


New Zealand Native Orchids

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.

Website: www.nativeorchids.co.nz


Orchid Council of New Zealand Inc.

Orchid Council of New Zealand Inc The Orchid Council of New Zealand is a federation of independent, autonomous, orchid societies throughout New Zealand.

Website: www.orchidcouncil.org.nz


New Zealand Rhododendron Association Inc.

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

Website: https://rhododendron.org.nz


The Hebe Society

Hebe Society “The Hebe Society promotes the cultivation and conservation of hebes and other New Zealand native plants.” Mainly based in the UK but with a focus on NZ plants.

Website: www.hebesoc.org


Art and Science of Horticulture

Created by RNZIH Vice-President Alan Jolliffe with themes of horticulture, gardening, plants, heritage and tourism.

Website: https://artandscienceofhorticulture.weebly.com


Neil Fitzgerald Photography

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

Website: www.neilfitzgeraldphoto.co.nz


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.”

Website: https://nzpps.org


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.

Website: www.weedbusters.org.nz


ECO: Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand

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

Website: www.eco.org.nz


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.

Website: www.forestandbird.org.nz


iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

iNat NZ An excellent website where you can share what you see in nature, meet other nature watchers, and learn about New Zealand animals, plants, and fungi.

Website: https://inaturalist.nz


Manaaki Whenua — Landcare Research Home Page

MWLR Includes Beyond Myrtle Rust, Biota of New Zealand, Nga Rauropi Whakaoranga (Māori Plant Use Database), and Online Interactive Plant Identification Keys.

Website: www.landcareresearch.co.nz


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”. A user-friendly website with lots of information on native and invasive plants.

Website: www.nzpcn.org.nz


Project Crimson

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

Website: https://projectcrimson.org.nz


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International

Australasian Native Orchid Society Inc.

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

Website: https://anos.org.au


Australian Institute of Horticulture

Australian Institute of Horticulture The professional association for qualified horticulturists in Australia, including landscape designers, educators, writers, nursery people, etc.

Website: https://aih.org.au


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.

Website: www.anbg.gov.au


Dave’s Garden

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

Website: https://davesgarden.com


The National Gardening Association (USA)

NGA The NGA (USA) was founded in 1971, and over the years has accumulated a vast amount of educational resources for gardeners.

Website: https://garden.org


SafeGardening (UK)

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

Website: https://safegardening.co.uk


American Horticultural Society (AHS)

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

Website: https://ahsgardening.org/


Chartered Institute of Horticulture — UK & Ireland

IoH The authoritative organisation representing all those professionally engaged in Horticulture in the UK & Ireland.

Website: www.horticulture.org.uk


Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK)

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

Website: www.kew.org


The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS, UK)

RHS Homepage to the Royal Horticultural Society.

Website: www.rhs.org.uk


Plants of the World Online

POWO Global plant names, descriptions, and images.

Website: https://powo.science.kew.org


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