AGHS Sydney Branch: 2022 AGM and presentation
August is the time for our Annual General Meeting, a time to find out about what we as a branch of the AGHS have been up to over the past 12 months - including our events, activities and finances. It […]
20 events found.
Sydney
Sydney Branch: Haberfield to Horsley
Horsely (Image: Anne Smith) A self-drive tour starting at historic Yasmar in Haberfield, touring Elizabeth Farm at Parramatta and finishing at colonial homestead Horsley at Horsley Park. This continues the garden tours originally planned for the National 2020 Sydney Conference […]
2022 Annual National Conference
Wrest Point Casino 410 Sandy Bay Road, Hobart, TAS, AustraliaLandscape on the Edge: Challenge and Opportunity 11 - 13 November 2022 For an overview of the conference download the AGHS Conference Brochure 2022. For conference attendee information and program download the AGHS Conference Program 2022. NOTE THAT REGISTRATIONS ARE […]
Sydney Branch: Christmas Party 2022
The AGHS Sydney Branch would like to invite you, our members and supporters to an end of year celebration to be held at the house of two of our very generous members, in Glebe! For those that have been to one of our […]
Sydney Branch: Ferdinand Bauer and the Hapsburgs
Ferdinand Bauer and the Hapsburgs - an illustrated talk by David Stuart. Ferdinand Bauer was the natural history artist and botanist who accompanied Captain Mathew Flinders on the first circumnavigation of Australia from 1801-03 producing a significant record of our […]
Webinar: C.R.U.N.C.H. (Climate Resilience Understanding New Challenges for Historic Gardens)
Eryldene will host an online event on 30th March 2023, exploring how historic gardens are building resilience to climate change. Speakers from the UK, USA, Australia and South Africa will share local and global garden management experiences with an interactive […]
Sydney Branch: Illustrated talk by Wendy Robinson on Garden and Plant Images in Ancient Egypt
Dendera Temple Frieze (photo by Wendy Robinson) Wendy will present an illustrated talk which will briefly outline some elements of ancient Egyptian history from its unification from “Two Lands” into an early nation state and through the 3 great pharaonic […]
Sydney Branch: Glebe, its History and Gardens
Glebe, its History and Gardens. A Walking Tour led by Robert Hannan Starting/finish point: Rothwell Lodge, Glebe. 24 Ferry Road, Glebe NSW Cost: $20 members; $30 non-members; students $5 Book: at Trybooking. Robert Hannan, an AGHS member with broad knowledge […]
Vic Branch Webinar: Music, Recreation, and Gardens at Nineteenth-Century International Exhibitions
‘Love of a crowd, a band, and “a gardens’’’: Music, Recreation, and Gardens at Nineteenth-Century International Exhibitions Winter online lecture by Sarah Kirby International exhibitions were some of the most significant cultural events of the nineteenth century, drawing together displays […]
Sydney Branch: Zoom webinar 7th June – Stuart Read on Paul Sorensen, landscape designer (life & career)
Outline of Talk A survey of the life and work of perhaps the greatest NSW landscape designer. Unlike Edna Walling, with a monthly plan and column in a popular magazine, Sorensen put little on paper, preferring working in 3D on […]
$5 – $10
Vic Branch Webinar: Little Men in Red Hats: The Story of Garden Gnomes
Winter online lecture by Dr David Marsh, UK What do you know about gnomes? Are they different to dwarves? Or to Elves? Goblins? Pixies? Leprechauns, Boggarts? Or any of the other small folk who live in our imagination and stories…and […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: Overgrowing Canberra – annual AGHS and Friends of the National Library joint lecture (Zoom accessible)
Overgrowing Canberra Speaker: Julian Raxworthy – Landscape architecture and gardener A core part of the Garden City model is to create a street wide, tree-lined feel by requiring houses to be set well back from the street, visually co-opting residents’ […]
2023 Annual National Conference
Ipswich Civic Centre 50 Nicholas Street, Ipswich, Queensland, AustraliaAGHS Conference 2023 - 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2023 - Ipswich, QLD - Digging into the past – above and below the Limestone Hills
Sydney Branch: Durham Bowes, Richmond event
Self-drive tour of Hawkesbury Richmond including Durham Bowes homestead and St Peter’s Anglican Church. Durham Bowes or Mountainview. Join Stuart Read and enjoy a visit and introduction to some of the breadbasket of the early colony: the Richmond / Cornwallis […]
Northern NSW Branch: Self-drive visit to three magical gardens in and around Glen Innes
A self -drive visit to three magical gardens in and around Glen Innes. Leaving the Tourist Information Centre in Armidale at 8.45am, we'll drive/car pool to Glen Innes and our first garden 'Brandon' where we'll enjoy the garden and hear […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: Visit to Horse Park and Elm Grove
Horse Park and Elm Grove homesteads are two of the oldest continually occupied and worked rural properties in the ACT. John Gillespie and his wife Mary Anne worked in the Ginninderra district from the 1840s, and in 1852 John bought […]
Southern Highlands Branch: Special Garden Visit – Burradoo
Here is an opportunity to visit a lovely garden never opened to the public previously to help support the Southern Highlands Botanic Garden (SHBG). This very stylish town garden was created by the owner over the past two decades and is […]
Sydney Branch: Walking Tour of Oatley Park
Oatley Castle. (Photo care of Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society) Join us for a walking tour of Oatley Park led by members of the Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society following a talk by a local historian. Venue: […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: Exploring Green Griffith
AGHS has planned an early April walk through the suburb of Griffith, just as we near the end of Daylight Saving. Griffith is one of Canberra's oldest suburbs, rich in parks and fine trees, and with several streets following Walter […]
Northern NSW Branch: A self-drive weekend visit to three wonderful Coffs Harbour private gardens
A self-drive weekend visit to three wonderful Coffs Harbour private gardens, and possibly two Woolgoolga gardens. Arriving on Friday afternoon or evening, we'll make our own accommodation bookings for two nights, most likely at Pacific Bay Resort. This venue also […]