However, Arrowtown resident Karen Swaine, a founding member of Friends of the Gardens, said the next project should be a review of the gardens' management plan, with full public consultation.
The council plans include a proposal to realign the main vehicle entrance to the gardens, a draft concept for a rose arbour and an upgrade of the fence around the bowling green.
The entrance realignment would involve 60 marked parallel parking spaces, two disabled parking bays and a bus park, instead of the unmarked provision for about 70 vehicles.
The Park St entrance could be marked for two-lane traffic.
The footpath may be realigned and set back from the street and a new fence erected along the boundary on Park St.
A pair of pedestrian walkways from the car park up to the path could be highlighted by contrasting pavements.
The open area next to the skate park could be grassed and new planters and plantings placed either side of the entrance to the ice rink.
All trees, apart from one opposite the ice rink entrance, and stone walls would be retained.
Council parks manager Gordon Bailey said yesterday the main user groups had been consulted earlier this month.
"The plans have been in the pipeline for several years and their time's come.
"The alteration with the driveway is because cars are getting used more.
"We've looked at ways of making it safer for pedestrians."
Friends of the Gardens and the Queenstown tennis and bowling clubs and the Wakatipu Garden Club had not given formal feedback yet, Mr Bailey said.
However, those spoken to had approved of the plans.
Ms Swaine said yesterday a publicly consulted management plan review was the next project she had anticipated to occur involving the gardens, after the controversial construction of the council's parks and reserves maintenance depot earlier this year.
"Anything that is undertaken needs to fit in a larger management plan process, so that people know why, when, where and for how long . . . it's been ad hoc for years.
"It really upsets the older people, the few Queenstown locals who are left, who walk the gardens every day."
Bowling club president Michael O'Connor said yesterday members would discuss the concepts at a meeting on January 11.
"We want to meet the tennis club and put in a joint submission.
"I'm sure we'll have something to say about the road realignment, but I wouldn't want to comment at this stage."
Consultation will close on February 15.
The proposal would be forwarded to the next long-term council community plan and the council would decide how much money to allocate.
Mr Bailey said the works would not occur this financial year and would take a month to complete if approved.
There were no further plans for the gardens.
