TypeAgencyDate Range1841- Circa 1971DescriptionThe Wellington Horticultural Society was founded in 1841. It regularly staged horticultural shows. One of its original aims was the establishment of a Botanic Garden in Wellington.
In 1971, due to waning membership, it was proposed to wind up the Society and transfer it's responsibilities and assets to the the Wellington District Council of the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture.