WOW! WOW! WOW! and THANK YOU!

The Jassy Dean Trust wishes to thank all those who helped to make this year’s Waiheke Garden Festival such a success.

THANK YOU to all our garden owners.  Every garden looked sensational! Those of us who labour over keeping even a small patch tidy’ish’ know what stupendous efforts have been made by all. This year, unexpected circumstances presented extra challenges for some of our hosts. We really appreciate the huge efforts they made to open over the weekend.

THANK YOU to all their neighbours whose lives were disrupted by cars, buses, bikes and hundreds of enthusiastic visitors.

Only seven weeks until we open the gates for the 24th Jassy Dean Trust Waiheke Garden Festival. For the frantically busy garden owners and the slightly hysterical organising committee, these will pass in a nano-second. It never ceases to amaze me what wonderous garden gems are hidden around our island and the generosity of their owners who so willingly share them. We look forward to showcasing their magnificent contribution to the Jassy Dean Trust over the weekend of the 9th and 10th of November.

Posters are appearing around the Island and tickets are already selling online at www.fullers.co.nz and at Paper Plus Waiheke and Fullers 360 Matiatia. Buy your ticket before 30 September and pay just $40! (normal ticket price $50). Pay a visit to www.waihekegardenfestival.org.nz for all information regarding gardens, market stalls, local art, plant sales and food. 

Book your tickets for the much-loved Jassy Dean Trust Waiheke Garden Festival taking place on 9-10 November 2024!

Explore 10 gorgeous gardens, local art, plant sales, market stalls, delectable food, and live local music while soaking up springtime on Waiheke Island.

EARLY BIRD tickets are $40 per person until 30th September, then $50 per person after that.

Book your tickets online at fullers.co.nz or pop into Paper Plus Oneroa or the Fullers 360 office at Matiatia.

Ticket options are available for adding Fullers 360 bus tour or e-bike hire but book ahead as spots are limited. 

Festival tickets are valid for both Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November. 

With the 2024 Jassy Dean Garden Festival a mere three months away logistical detail and organisational frenzy are keeping committee members and garden owners well and truly busy.

Over the weekend of the 9th and 10th of November, ten fabulous gardens will open to the public for this much-loved bi-annual event. The gardens range from the large and spectacular to the small and exquisite. There is magic, drama and surprise, something for everyone in the mix.

Visit www.waihekegardenfestival.org.nz for a few close-up views, block out your calendars and get ready to purchase tickets which will be available from mid-August.

What a wonderful summer. We hope it has been a restorative one for everybody. At Jassy Dean the year has begun with energy and enthusiasm. We have already held two Trust meetings!

Requests for funding from the Trust grow every year. We anticipate we will be asked to find in the vicinity of $100,000 over this coming one…with every cent to be invested in the health of our local children. It’s a huge amount for a small community to raise and with figures like that, clearly fundraising becomes a major, top of the pile, super important and central issue! Planning is well underway, and everyone will be delighted that once again the Jassy Dean Waiheke Garden Festival is back on the calendar and will be held over the weekend of 9 and 10 November, 2024.

Our new book Food From Jassy's Gardens is ‘done & dusted' and will arrive on Waiheke this week. A follow up from our 2021 sellout fundraiser Lunch in Jassy's Gardens it features eight of the wonderful gardens that many of you visited in the 2022 Garden Festival, plus one extra. There are stories about those generous and dedicated gardeners and a new range of delicious recipes inspired by the fruit and vegetables they grow. The original team is back on board. The book is written by Annie Porter, stunningly designed by Sophie Douglas and beautifully photographed by Joan Caulfield and Don Robertson.

Written by local resident, Annie Porter, this beautifully designed cookbook features new and delicious recipes and nine stunning Waiheke gardens.
Priced at $50.00, Food from Jassy’s Gardens would make the perfect Christmas present. 100% of every sale supports The Jassy Dean Trust and helps us to continue to financially assist Waiheke families with children facing medical and emotional challenges.
From 13 November you can buy the book here online or at selected Waiheke outlets:

403 Seaview Road, Onetangi, Waiheke Island. Phone 09 372 7116 for an appointment or stop by and see Ngaio.

Gardeners Gerda Gorgner and Kim Whitaker are opening their Waiheke Cottage Garden by appointment only. All proceeds go to the Jassy Dean Trust. Book via Gardens To Visit.