Join us for a webinar - Callan Park and Broughton Hall: A Historic Hospital and Parkland in Transition - presented by Roslyn Burge. When: Wednesday 23 February, 7pm AEDT (Sign on commences from 6:45pm and the presentation begins at 7:00pm). […]
Almost no new trees of sandalwood are growing in the wild. (Richard McLellan, Author provided) AGHS WA Branch is pleased to present a talk on Australian sandalwood and why it is facing extinction in the wild. Richard McLellan will present […]
AGHS WA Branch is pleased to present a walk and talk at The Palm and Cycad Society of Western Australia, Woodlands. Gascoyne Park is a joint project between The Palm and Cycad Society of WA and the city of Joondalup. […]
Two online lectures To replace the cancelled Symposium "Women in Horticulture" which was to be held in conjunction with Friends of Burnley Gardens and the Herb Society of Victoria, AGHS is offering the two planned lectures online instead. FOBG will […]
Jason Chongue is the Creative Director of design studio and store The Plant Society. After gaining a wealth of experience working as an architect and interior designer, Jason merged his passion for plants and design by establishing The Plant Society […]
Deanery, Sonning, house and steps - Caroline Holmes Special online lecture by renowned UK Garden Historian, Caroline Holmes. Gardens of a golden afternoon are glimpsed in black and white photographs and nostalgic cottage paintings. The Mediterranean inspired the architecture of […]
The AGM will start at 2.00pm. This will be followed by guest speaker Ailsa Allen who will speak on “Rose Gardens of Perth”, and afternoon tea. Time: 1.45pm – Gather in Meeting Room, Royal WA Historical Society, Stirling House, 49 Broadway, […]
The earliest cottage at Lowlands. (Image: Historic Homesteads of Australia, Vol 2, Australian Council of National Trusts, 1976) AGHS WA Branch is pleased to present a Day in the Country visiting Lowlands. This year the annual day in the country […]
Landscape 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 […]
The 2022 branch Christmas party will be held at Pensioner Guard Cottage, 1 Surrey Street, Bassendean Pensioner Guard Cottage c1857 is the oldest building still standing in Bassendean. It is a two room cottage built by convicts for Pensioner Guard […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
34th Annual General Meeting Sunday, 13th August 2023 / Gather at 1:45pm for 2:00pm start. Venue: Meeting Room, Royal WA Historical Society, Stirling House,49 Broadway, Nedlands Guest Speaker: Historian and author Gillian Lilleyman For any enquiries, assistance or apologies regarding […]
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’ […]
AGHS Conference 2023 - 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2023 - Ipswich, QLD - Digging into the past – above and below the Limestone Hills
Spring into York! is a weekend of displays, tours, talks and everything gardens and gardening at various venues throughout York. AGHSWA members and friends are invited for a BYO morning tea and then visit some of the York Garden Club […]
BYO shared afternoon tea and Annual Chairman’s quiz. Venue: Buckingham House, 10 Neville Dr, Wanneroo. Further information will be provided soon.
Limestone entry gates and mature trees. (Photo: P. Woodward, 2020) You are invited to a guided walk of Wirra Willa Gardens with City of Armadale Project Officer Grant Nixon Afterwards please join us for lunch (at own your cost) at […]