PRIMARY OBJECTIVES
The Garden History Research Foundation is a specialist, charitable trust in New Zealand whose purpose is to ‘promote an understanding of the context, meaning and history of gardens’. It shares a close relationship with Hamilton Gardens whose purpose or theme is the same.
The Foundation’s primary objectives are:
- To promote a wider and more extensive understanding of gardens in their social and historic context.
- To seek funding and other forms of support for various research projects and publications associated with the study of gardens and to co-ordinate those activities.
- To develop networks and partnerships with relevant institutions and individuals such as universities, significant gardens and specialist advisors.
- To utilize those contacts to support the ongoing interpretation, development, promotion and maintenance of Hamilton Gardens in order to preserve and enhance its standing and design integrity.
The Garden History Research Foundation 