On Friday 21 April we have the opportunity for an autumn visit to four lovely Monaro gardens, two in Cooma, followed by two a little further south, near Nimmitabel. This will be a self-drive day, with arrival at our first garden visit […]
Join us for drinks and canapes to celebrate significant contributions to the Heritage Rose Garden at Saumarez Homestead by Mareah Rhodes White, Jillian Oppenheimer and Sally Croft and a chance to indulge in the pleasures of the Autumn garden. Venue: […]
Friends of ACT for Trees (FACTT) convenor, Paul Scholtens, will take us on a guided walk to the Nicholls incinerator through Westbourne Woods. Ipswich and Canberra each have one of the remaining seven incinerators designed by Eric Nicholls and Walter […]
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 […]
As part of the SA History Festival, garden historian, Trevor Nottle, is presenting an illustrated talk: 'A wondrous plant connection - the Yokohama Nursery.' Adelaide and Stirling are a long way from Japan, yet there is a strong link that’s […]
This weekend event combines the first lecture in our 2023 Winter Lecture Series with visits to four properties in the Campbell Town, Cressy and Longford areas exploring the theme of how Tasmanian rural properties are adapting to the changing landscape […]
‘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 […]
SAVE THE DATE for our Special Midwinter Event! Our very popular Gundaroo Film Day is on again. This year we’re going to show The Rose Maker, a French comedy directed by Pierre Pinaud and starring Catherine Frot as Eve Vernet, […]
At an historic garden near Beaufort. The Victorian Branch runs monthly Working Bees at member's gardens of note. Morning tea and a light lunch is provided by the property owners. Participation is open to members only for insurance purposes and […]
Winter Solstice Seminar Burrawang School of Arts Hall, Sunday 25 June, 2023 11:00am to 3:00pm. Lunch will be provided. Speakers: Dr. Stephen Utick - The Bicentennial of Camellia Collections in New South Wales Nick Corbett - Threats and Opportunities - The Gardens of […]
Max Bourke has long been interested in many aspects of both French culture and the Enlightenment. From the 18th century France sought to become a colonial power to rival Britain. This was played out in both scientific and military spheres […]
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 […]
Using Convict Records to Explore Garden History Presented by Professor Hamish Maxwell-Stewart, Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Law and Education, University of New England. Over 600 convict gardeners were transported to Tasmania. Thanks to the painstaking digitisation of the UNESCO Memory […]
AGM 5.30 pm–6.00 pm. AGENDA 1. Attendance 2. Apologies 3. Minutes of the previous meeting held on Thursday 25 August 2022 - distributed 4. Chair’s report - distributed 5. Treasurer’s report – distributed 6. […]
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 […]
When AGHS member Ken Duxbury, a town planner and landscape architect with a lifelong interest in gardens and a serious bug for collecting, died in March 2022, among his possessions were more than 1,500 garden-related postcards. These featured gardens […]
Following the AGM of the Tasmanian branch of the AGHS, Anne McConnell, a Hobart-based heritage practitioner for some thirty years, will discuss the cultural landscape values of Cambria, considered one of the most significant heritage estates on the East Coast. […]
The Lodge, Canberra (photo: Grant Fry) We are absolutely delighted that we have received approval for an early spring visit to The Lodge garden – a wonderful replacement for the visit that Covid prevented us from making in 2020. The […]
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’ […]