Discover this wonderfully peaceful sanctuary in the heart of Auckland.
Who we are Memorials
Enjoy a bite to eat at our garden café with your beverage of choice in tranquillity.
Ever changing colours with the seasons makes Eden Garden a delightful place to visit throughout the year.
Events Support UsBuy a 60th Anniversary Eden Garden Calendar - Click here for more information and to support our fundraiser!
To visit the garden our Charitable Organisation requires a donation. Donation fees can be found here - these donations help our organisation immensely, all proceeds go back into the garden maintenance and operations.
Christmas and New Year Period - Eden Garden and Cafe will be closed for the Christmas and New Year Period.
CLOSED Saturday 23rd December 2023.
ReOPENING Tuesday 9th January 2024.
Known as Auckland's 'hidden gem', come and discover our stunning memorial garden in the heart of Auckland. Developed by volunteers, Eden Garden has become an award-winning destination with beautiful plant collections that always provide something in bloom. Use of eco-friendly methods to control weeds encourages a thriving bio-diversity to encourage native fauna, geckos, wetas, insects, birds and butterflies.
Come and visit the garden for some inspiration and fresh air - we are open from Tuesday - Sunday 9am - 4pm.
As a charitable organisation we appreciate your support with donations and bequests. You can support Eden Garden by becoming a member, visiting our cafe, booking functions and celebrating the lives of loved ones with memorials. This assists with garden operations and ensures families can continue to visit their loved ones.
Thank you for your continued support by visiting Eden Garden.
Eden Garden as we know it, on the slopes of Auckland's Mt Eden, had its beginnings in July 1964. A history of its very early days would go back more than 20,000 years, when the site of Auckland today was a field of about forty active volcanos. In more recent times, following the founding of Auckland in 1840, most of the cones were quarried and taken to build the city which has risen where once they stood. A quarry on Mt Eden, abandoned in 1928, was later purchased by a city business man, Sir Frank Mappin, as an addition to his neighbouring estate. When, in 1962, Sir Frank presented his home to the nation as a vice-regal residence, the Government of the day rejected the old quarry, not an overgrown wilderness, as an eyesore and embarrassment. Two years later, a far-sighted horticulturist, Mr Jack Clark, with fifteen fellow enthusiasts, took on the task of converting it into a garden. What you see today is the results of his vision.
Developed by volunteer workers who give freely of their time maintaining established areas, planning and working on further development, Eden Garden is now a national showplace. (Most of the Garden paths you tread commemorate Society members, prominent in that development.) Today, the 5.5 acres (2.25 hectare) Garden features mature trees and flowering shrubs with splendid collections of camellias, azaleas and rhododendrons.
JANUARY - Jacaranda, Russelia, Hibiscus, Brunfelsias, Fuchsias, Hydrangeas, Clematis, Magnolia
FEBRUARY - Hibiscus, Bouganvillea, Luculia
MARCH - Sasanqua Camellias, Hibiscus, Brunfelsias (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)
APRIL - Sasanqua Camellias, Autumn foliage
MAY - Sasanqua Camellias, Autumn foliage, Azaleas, Daphne
JUNE - Japonica Camellias, Azaleas, Daphne
JULY - Japonica Camellias, Azaleas, Daphne, Prunus campanulata (Taiwan cherries), Reticulata Camellias, Michelia
AUGUST - Japonica Camellias, Reticulata Camellias, Azaleas, Michelia, Rhododendrons, Magnolias, Pieris, Tulips
SEPTEMBER - Cedrela sinesis (Toon Trees), Camellias, Rhododendrons, Magnolias, Acers (Maples), Flowering Cherries, Azaleas, Xeronema (Poor Knight's Lily), Clivias, Tulips
OCTOBER - Rhododendrons, Grevilleas, Proteas, Cedrela sinensis (Toon Trees), Xeronema (Poor Knight's Lily), Clivias, Talauma, Acers (Maples)
NOVEMBER - Pohutakawas, Hymenosporum, Water lilies, Grevilleas, Arthropodium (Reinga Lily), Brunfelsias (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)
DECEMBER - Pohutakawas, Water lilies, Arthropodium (Reinga Lily), Fuschias, Brunfelsias (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)
Good Friday (Easter) - Closed.
ANZAC Day - Closed Tuesday 25th April 2023.
MATARIKI - closed Friday 14th July 2023.
Christmas and New Year Period - Eden Garden and Cafe will be closed for the Christmas and New Year Period.
CLOSED Saturday 23rd December 2023.
ReOPENING Tuesday 9th January 2024.
We have many plants for sale on our shelves outside the Reception building including a special delivery, kindly donated to us from Zealandia Nursery. We will be stocked up with our own plants too, including our stunning Tulips, Hyacinths, Swan plants, Succulents, Vireya Rhododendrons and even some Stag Horns. As our regulars know, our sale plants are healthy and well-priced!
Make the most of visiting the garden with an exclusive membership! We have a variety of memberships on offer that can cater from a single person to a group of 4 people! There are also benefits of being a member too with a free tea or coffee with food on Tuesdays!
You may memorialise a shrub, a tree or a rock in the Garden and your loved ones ashes will be interred at the site or near the memorial. If you choose the Memorial Wall the ashes of your loved one will be placed in an unmarked site in the garden.
Sogetsu Teachers Association of Ikebana invite you to attend the Annual Ikebana Exhibition at Eden Garden. Ikebana may be comparable to painting, music or sculpture. Sogetsu Ikebana can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere, using any material. Click here for tickets. TICKET PRICES: – Adults: $13.00 – NZ Seniors/Students: $9.00 – Children under 12: Free – Eden […]
Eden Garden is excited to announce the Annual Tulip Festival is back on for 2023! Auckland’s largest Tulip Display and a great day out for the whole family. Plenty of adult and children entertainment! Buy tickets to avoid queues as the previous years events sold out! – Over 15,000 flowering bulbs in garden and pots! […]
PRICE: $27.95 (incl GST) per calendar Visit www.edengarden.co.nz to learn more and secure your calendar today. Together, let’s celebrate 60 years of Eden Garden and look forward to many more seasons of beauty, memories, and community. Thank you for supporting Eden Garden – Charitable Organisation.
Spoil your mum or a special person in your life with an elegant Mother’s Day High Tea in the garden. Price includes garden entry and live music. BYO wine or select from our bubbles package. Bookings are essential for a reservation. The High Tea event books out every year. Book online today to avoid disappointment.
One of our biggest fundraisers is back after a 5 year hiatus and our fairies & goblins cannot wait to see you! Date: Saturday, 15th April Time: 9am to 3pm Join us, bring your children, family and friends for a magical day in the garden! Activities you can enjoy on the day: – Live Music […]
Eden Garden is excited to announce the Annual Tulip Festival is back on for 2022! Auckland’s largest Tulip Display and a great day out for the whole family. Plenty of adult and children entertainment! Buy tickets to avoid queues as the previous years events sold out! – Over 10,000 flowering bulbs – 20+ Market Stalls […]
