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- A plant's life cartoon workshop
- African plants for Auckland gardens
- Alien badge making
- Alien treasure hunt
- Alien treasure hunt (24 Jan)
- All about birds workshop for kids
- Aroha Kauri Day
- Art Group Exhibition 2018
- Artist talk - 7 Feb (1)
- Astronomically fun drop-in activities
- Astronomically fun drop-in activities (9 Feb)
- Autumn Art and Leaf Investigation Trail: 17 April
- Autumn Art and Leaf Investigation Trail: 24 April
- Bird walk and crafts
- Bird walk in the garden
- Book Sale
- Celebrate the closing of Sculpture in the Gardens
- Clivia Show
- Conservation Week 2018
- Conservation week display
- Cosmic plant game
- Create your own forest watercolour artwork
- Create your own sprout creatures
- Create your own wall hangings
- Creative arts exhibition
- Design your own treehouse (drawing)
- Discovery station for kids
- Do veges grown in compost taste best?
- Drop in session: Clay snails
- Drop in session: Discovery art station
- Edible Plant Part Game
- Edible Plant Part Game
- Edible Plant Part Game
- Edible Plant Part Game
- Edible Plant Part Game
- Edible Plant Part Game
- Egg box gardens
- Evening stargazing: Our place in the stars
- Evening stargazing: Our place in the stars (19 Jan)
- Evening stargazing: Our place in the stars (22 Jan)
- Evening stargazing: Our place in the stars (25 Jan)
- Fishing game
- Forest leaf creatures
- Gardeners of the galaxy
- Gardening in small spaces
- Girl Buoys creations
- Grow Your Own Space Microgreens
- Grow Your Own Space Microgreens (23 Jan)
- Hands on Creatures
- Herb hanging basket demonstration
- In Quarantine
- July school holiday programme
- Kauri dieback talk
- Kids Activities Day - Gardeners of the galaxy
- Kids nature journaling
- Learn how to create a begonia hanging basket
- Little Sprouts (December)
- Little Sprouts (January)
- Little Sprouts (March)
- Little Sprouts (May)
- Little Sprouts (Waitangi Day)
- Live Music on Waitangi Day: Bruce French
- Live music: Bruce French on Auckland Anniversary Day
- Live music: Bruce French on Boxing Day
- Live Music: Bruce French 2017
- Live music: Bruce French on Labour Day
- Live music: Wilde Taylor
- Live music: Wilde Taylor (Sun 20 Jan)
- See our beautiful living roofs
- Living roof workshop for kids
- Gardens in the Sky. Learn about living roofs in our new visitor centre display!
- Make a flying seed & bee hummer
- Make a fun leaf box
- Make your own collage
- Meet the Big Five: African Garden walk
- Mightly Kauri perspective drawing
- Nature bug cards
- Nature walk treasure hunt
- Nature weaving
- Nature-craft Easter cards
- Display and sale of orchids. Free entry
- Display and sale of orchids. Free entry
- Display and sale of orchids. Free entry
- Our star the Sun: holiday activity for kids age 12+
- Paper pet snails
- Perennial plant sale
- Photography Exhibition
- Photography workshop
- Photography workshop with Xavier Radic
- Pollination Puzzle
- Printmaking for adults
- Printmaking for kids
- Rocket gardens
- Rongoā rakau – Traditional Medicinal Plant Game
- Rongoā rakau: Traditional Medicinal Plant Game
- Rosehill School Sculpture Exhibition
- Salvias for Summer
- Sculpture in the Gardens returns for summer!
- Seed Sowing for Summer
- Learn about soil health
- Spin a spooky spiderweb!
- Plan your spring garden
- Springtime discovery station for kids
- Stippling art for adults
- Stippling art for adults 28 Jan
- Sunday at the Gardens 10 Jan
- Sunday at the Gardens 13 Dec
- Sunday at the Gardens 14 Feb
- Sunday at the Gardens 17 Jan
- Sunday at the Gardens 21 Feb
- Sunday at the Gardens 24 Jan
- Sunday at the Gardens 27 Dec
- Sunday at the Gardens 28 Feb
- Sunday at the Gardens 3 Jan
- Sunday at the Gardens 31 Jan
- Sunday at the Gardens 6 Dec
- Buy plants for your garden
- Terrific trees (10 July)
- Terrific trees (17 July)
- test
- The Great Kererū Count
- The Secret Life of Flowers
- Japanese tea ceremony Toggle menu
- Tips on garden maintenance
- Toyota Kiwi Guardians celebration
- Venus fly traps
- Wednesday Walk: Spring garden walk
- Wednesday Walks. Free.
- Wednesday Walks. Free.
- Weed busting 101
- Wild Winds discovery station for kids
- Yarn sticks

Gardening in small spaces
Plants for courtyards, balconies and small gardens
Gardening in small spaces
Drop in to the visitor centre to learn about gardening in small spaces.
- Discover our top plant picks for small gardens, courtyards and balconies - focusing on native plants, camellias, subtropical plants and fruit trees
- Learn about the plants we recommend for Auckland conditions as you explore the gardens
- Attend a workshop with our staff for practical gardening tips
- Download our favourite native plants, camellias, subtropical plants and fruit trees for Auckland here.
Download STQRY on your smartphone to discover our favourite plants for small spaces.
