Garden History – Bishopscourt

Author: Wendy Dwyer

Contents

• Early Days
• The House
• The Grounds
• Bishopscourt in the Nineteenth Century
• Bishopscourt in the Twentieth Century
• Garden Parties, Fetes, Fairs and Receptions
• Map of Garden
• Bishopscourt Plant List
• Personal Contributions to the Garden
• The Garden Today
• Maintenance
• The Future
• Acknowledgements

 
Bishopscourt is one of the oldest properties in East Melbourne and has been the residence of the Anglican Bishop, later Archbishop, of Melbourne since 1853. The two-acre site has seen only slight alterations number of the original plants remain. It is the last intact urban estate within the City of Melbourne.