South Australia

Advocacy

• A report was submitted to the National Management Committee on the successful campaign to prevent the construction of Mounted Police Barracks in the southern Park Lands.
• Attunga Gardens, Kensington Road, Toorak Gardens, is at risk of losing significant heritage trees. Di Wilkins is following this up with Burnside Council.

Past Events

The Australian Museum of Gardening at Carrick Hill remains our main state project. Many of you attended the opening of the Pavilion at the Sparkling Gala Dinner at the new Pavillion on Friday 5th April 2024.

The house and gardens of Kilmacurragh - 6 October 2023 at Carrick Hill
Evening talk to raise funds for the Australian Museum of Gardening planned for Carrick Hill.  Seamus Obrien, Head Gardener, Kilmacurragh (part of the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland) spoke of this seventeenth century estate developed by the Acton family with its remnant Dutch water garden and its extraordinary arboretum of specimen trees sourced from major planter hunter.  Located near Wicklow, south of Dublin, Seamus shared not only the exciting restoration plans for the house and garden but the vital link this estate has with Australia.

Hidden Gardens SA - 18 October 2023
AGHS members were both volunteers and visitors to this highly successful event in its third year raising much needed funds for Carrick Hill’s garden. The event featured four Stirling private gardens of exceptional interest to lovers of historic and contemporary gardens available only to 750 ticket holders.

End of year Garden Party for Branch members and guests - 10 December 2023
Held at member Marjorie Brown’s Glenunga garden, stormy weather caused the party to take place in the summer house where nearly 30 members gathered to celebrate the end of a good year and the beginning of the festive season with delicious snacks and wine.

Richard Heathcote
SA Branch Chair