Curator tours - 26th Oct 2025

A new programme of Curator's tours has started at the Dunedin Botanic Garden
Meet the experts, tour the amazing collections around the Botanic Garden, see the rare and unusual.
Learn what has been happening in the collection and hear the continued development and plans for the future.
Wednesday, 12th November - Native Plants Collection
5.30pm - 6.30/7pm
Meet Upper Garden carpark near the aviary off Lovelock Avenue

Spring 2025 Newsletter - 18th Sep 2025

Here is the latest Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden newsletter. In this edition you will find updates on:
• The May Plant Sale
• The Rhododendron Day Plant Sale - 19th October 2025
• Notes from the Botanic Garden - Catherine Bradley, Botanic Garden Manager
• Farewell to Two Long Service Volunteers
• Farewell from Kyla Mathewson

To download the newsletter, please click here. Members of the Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden received this newsletter in August. If you would like to become a member where you will be among the first to receive news of the Friends activities and support activities in the Botanic Garden, please click here.

Rhododendron Day Plant Sale 2025 - 19th October 2025 - 7th Aug 2025

Plant Sale from 9am - 1pm rain or shine
Rhododendrons, perennials, bulbs, shrubs of all varieties and a coffee cart. Come and grab a bargain,
BYO bags or boxes.
Note new venue: Propagation facility, 82 Lovelock Ave

Rhododendron Dell Tour at 10am (weather permitting)
Enjoy a guided walk through the Rhododendron Dell with our Collection Curator. Discover highlights of the collection, hear a few stories from its history, get a peek at future plans, and have your rhododendron questions answered along the way.
Sturdy footwear advised. No mobility access.
Meet in the Upper Garden carpark at the entrance to the Azalea Garden

Brougjht to you by the Friends of the Dunedin Botanic Garden, supporting projects in the Botanic Garden.