Interview Recording Interview Transcript Carol Westmore interviewed on 14 July 2025 by Jean Elder Synopsis Since arriving in Tasmania in 1974 with little practical gardening experience, Melbourne born Carol Westmore has achieved two remarkable feats. She has recreated […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Mark Fountain interviewed on 16 June 2025 by Jean Elder Synopsis In this thoughtful interview, Mark Fountain shares the story of how his creative journey in horticulture and gardening progressed from nurseryman through a […]
Interview Recording Part 1 Part 2 Interview Transcript Juliet Ramsay interviewed on 12 December 2024 by Roslyn Burge Synopsis Juliet Ramsay was born in Sydney and grew up in Goulburn. After leaving school in Goulburn she studied Nursing at […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Prue Slatyer interviewed on 4 April 2025 by Jean Elder Synopsis Prue Slatyer grew up in Sydney in the 1950s with a deep appreciation for nature, shaped by her parents’ passion for gardening and her […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Marion Blackwell interviewed on 15 May 2024 by Caroline Grant and Patsy Vizents Synopsis Marion was born and raised in the northern New South Wales region of the Great Dividing Range, close to the Queensland […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript John Hawker interviewed on 2 May 2024 by Kate Cregan Synopsis John Hawker was born in Melbourne and – along with his parents, brother and sister – moved his to his paternal grandparents’ dairy […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Tim Entwisle interviewed on 28 March 2024 by Kate Cregan Synopsis Tim was born in 1960 Nhill in the Mallee of Victoria, to schoolteacher parents, Betty and John (d.1966), and has two younger brothers, along […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Kathy Wright interviewed on 19 March 2024 by Kate Cregan Synopsis In 1939 Kathy was born at Maffra and grew up in Gippsland, with her parents, maternal grandmother and four siblings, on a dairy […]
Interview Recording Part 1: Part 2: Interview Transcript Fran and Mal Faul interviewed on 19 April 2024 by Dr Kate Cregan Synopsis Fran and Mal Faul were both born and raised in Melbourne. Fran was born in 1942, grew […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Jerry de Gryse interviewed on 26 April 2024 by Jean Elder Synopsis The interview with America-born landscape architect Jerry de Gryse is a considered reflection on his professional journey and the personal values that inform […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Lindsay Bond interviewed on 2 December 2003 Roslyn Burge Synopsis Lindsay’s interview commemorated the work of his wife Beth Bond who was instrumental in the establishment of the AGHS. She was born in NSW in 1924. […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Peter Holmes interviewed in August 2003 by Myfanwy Thompson Synopsis Peter talks about working as a young man with the noted gardener and garden designer, Paul Sorenson at “Mereworth”, an historic garden in the […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Sally Johannsohn interviewed on 28 August 2024 by Jean Elder Synopsis Sally Johannsohn’s Hobart home sits in a spectacular cool climate garden in the hills overlooking Hobart. Surrounded by a forest of Eucalyptus regnans, […]
The Australian Garden History Society has built a significant national oral history collection of 80 recordings, with more in the pipeline. Interviews have been recorded in every state and the ACT (not yet in the Northern Territory). A large proportion […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript John Dwyer interviewed on 1 March 2024 by Tim Entwisle John Dwyer interview summary Synopsis John Dwyer tells us about his family, his background and his contributions to gardens and landscape heritage. Born and raised […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Neville McKinnell interview on 16 August 2024 by Jean Elder Synopsis The McKinnell family has proudly maintained a connection to one of Tasmania’s most remarkable country houses, Clarendon, for over 70 years. Located near […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Tonia Cochran interviewed on 7 March 2024 by Jean Elder Synopsis Melbourne-born Dr. Tonia Cochran moved to Tasmania in the late 1980s while completing her Ph.D. in marine zoology. During that time she discovered […]
Interview Recording Part one: Part two: Part three: Part five: Length of interviews: 1 hour 9 minutes. Note: Part 4 is not included. Interview Transcript Sir Owen Croft interviewed on 23 & 24 April 2018 by John Maurer Synopsis […]
Interview Recording Part one: Part two: Interview Transcript Marilyn Pidgeon interviewed on 1 May 2024 by Liz Chappell with Lynne Walker Synopsis Marilyn Pidgeon recounts how her childhood in Tasmania inspired the creation of her later much visited and […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Ann Cripps interviewed on 25 August 2023 by Jean Elder Synopsis In 1981 the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Garden History (AGHS) was formed. Hobart born author and garden history consultant Ann Cripps has played […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Lynda Skipper interviewed on 10 May 2024 by Liz Chappell and Lynne Walker Synopsis Lynda Skipper and her late husband Bill came to live at Ollera Station, west of Guyra, Northern NSW, in 1984. […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Tim Hughes and Sal Molesworth interviewed on 12 May 2024 by Liz Chappell and Lynne Walker Synopsis Tim Hughes and Sal Molesworth moved to Lilburn, originally an outstation for Rangers Valley Station, near Glen […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Christine Swan interview on 14 June 2017 by Liz Chappell Synopsis Christine Swan came to live at Byron Station in Northern NSW when she married Bill in 1964. She grew up in the Inverell […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Bill Swan interviewed on 14 June 2017 by Liz Chappell Synopsis Bill Swan grew up at Byron Station, Inverell in Northern NSW where he lived at the time of the interview. His grandparents purchased Byron […]
Interview Recording Part one – 19 Oct 2023 Part two – 19 Oct 2023 Part three – 1 Feb 2024 Part four – 1 Feb 2024 Interview Transcript Greg I Johnson interviewed on 19 October 2023 by Roslyn Burge […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Will Todd interviewed on 11 March 2020 by Liz Chappell Synopsis One of the best-preserved early town gardens is Bona Vista on the southern outskirts of Armidale. The two-storey home in local blue brick […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Bob Cherry interviewed on 11 Sep 2023 by Jean Elder Synopsis Childhood memories of the people and places associated with gardens are frequently mentioned in recalling life stories. Bob Cherry is no exception. From a […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Jocelyn Mitchell interviewed on 26 May 2003 by Jane Holth Synopsis Jocelyn Mitchell discusses how she became involved as a gardener and member of the Australian Garden History Society through moving to and living at […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Carolyn Robinson interviewed on 25 June 2019 by Liz Chappell Synopsis Carolyn Robinson has created two significant gardens at her homes, Glenrock and Eagle’s Bluff, near Tenterfield in Northern NSW, since 1992. She has designed […]
Interview Recording Interview Transcript Bob and Kerrie Crothers interviewed on 8 December 2017 by Liz Chappell with Jenny Sloman Synopsis For over fifty years, Bob and Kerrie Crothers have promoted the joy of gardening and the importance of […]