Projects

Fairy Garden enhancements
Co-funding of the Duckpond redevelopment
Refurbishment of the Joy Fountain
Path naming signs
Funding the installation of the Roy Cowan Lantern in the lift annexe
Commissioning of two forest species assessment reports (Mitcalf and Horne)
Co-Funding the Discovery Garden Te Kaapuia o Te Waoku (stages 1-3)
Commissioning and funding of the Downhill Walk pavement markers
Refurbishment of the Lady Norwood Rose Garden Fountain
Begonia House sound system
Continuing professional development for staff
Treehouse exhibitions
Winter seminar series
Educational resources for the Learning Pavilion
VUW Friends Guided Botany Tours
Development of the Pukatea and Waipiro educational bush walks
Hosting of the welcoming function for the BGANZ Congress 2019
Hosting the ‘unveiling’ ceremony for the Green Islands sculptures
Continuing Hosting and Guiding
Brown Bag Lunch lecture series
Establishment the Friends Endowment Fund
Guided walks for senior secondary schools botany students
Music in the Begonia – celebrating local musical talent
Funding for travel costs for low decile schools to attend the Discovery Garden open classroom.
Wireless digital Microscopes for the Discovery Pavilion
Riparian Aquascape – Discovery Pavilion
Down the Garden Path Gin
Down the Garden Path Olive oil
Artist in residence (2023)