Australian Garden History Society

Welcome to the Australian Garden History Society

Formed in 1980, the AGHS brings together people united by an appreciation of and concern for our parks, gardens and cultural landscapes as part of Australia's heritage.

The Society promotes knowledge of historic gardens and research into their history. It aims to examine gardens and gardening in their widest social, historic, literary, artistic and scientific context.

CURRENT ISSUE of the AGHS JOURNAL

Australian Garden History

Volume 21 Number 4

July/August/September 2010

In members letterboxes now!

'The Vision Splendid'

31st Annual National Conference

Launceston, Tasmania

5-7 November 2010

Three days of lectures and garden visits complemented by an Optional Day on Monday 8 November and three-day Pre and Post Conference Tours.

By the end of the 19th century Launceston was one of the richest cities in Colonial Australia per head of population. This wealth was sourced from enormous deposits of tin, copper and gold.

Some of the funds generated by this mineral wealth were channelled through Launceston, leading to the construction of the Albert Hall to house the International Exhibition between 1891 and 1892. This magnificent building, one of the few great 19th century exhibition buildings to survive into the 21st century, is the venue for the 31st Australian Garden History Society national conference in November 2010.

The other source of great wealth in the North of Tasmania was land. Large grants of fire-farmed, treeless Aboriginal hunting grounds were made to new settlers. These parcels of land, along the principal rivers of the North and North West, were gifts that allowed a number of cases of unbroken familial ownership into this century.

The creation by these families of the 'Vision Splendid' over their inherited landscape is the subject of the 31st Annual National Conference.

Due to an overwhelming response the following are booked out:
* Full conference
* Optional Day
* Pre Conference Tour
* Post Conference Tour

To book for the lecture program (the mornings of 5, 6 & 7 November 2010) and/or the conference dinner please use the online booking form or download the brochure and post or fax to the AGHS office.

To be put on waiting lists for all other aspects of the conference program in case of cancellations please complete the online booking form or download the brochure and post or fax to the AGHS office.

Watch out for the conference brochure in the latest copy of Australian Garden History or view online.

Register online.

30th Annual National Conference

Geelong, Victoria

16-18 October 2009

2009 Conference Proceedings now available for viewing (8Mb).

Unlocking the Potential of Digital Communication

Volunteer Advisors Wanted

The AGHS is seeking assistance to identify internet and other digital communication initiatives which will help the Society better achieve its objects.

Rapidly developing digital technologies are changing how we communicate, do business, work together and influence government and other decision makers. The Society wants to keep up with these changes and use the opportunities offered by the new technologies, especially to interact with its members and better meet their needs.

Specialised knowledge is needed to unlock the potential offered by the new technologies and so the Society is calling on members (and non-members) with knowledge and expertise in this area to be part of a working group to advise the National Management Committee.

Designing and implementing improvements to the Society’s website www.gardenhistorysociety.org.au would be the new working group’s top priority.

If you have knowledge and expertise in this area and would like to help please contact the AGHS office either by phone: 03 9650 5043 or email: info@gardenhistorysociety.org.au.

AGHS Branches

The AGHS has eight state/regional branches across Australia.

To find out what’s happening in your region visit the branch pages.

Read what is happening in the Sydney and Northern New South Wales branch in its newsletter Branch Cuttings or in the Western Australia branch with its latest newsletter.

New Members

Are you a member of the Australian Garden History Society?

The Society welcomes new members.

Apart from receiving the Society’s excellent journal Australian Garden History, mailed directly to you four times a year, members receive many other benefits.

More details about joining are available on the Membership page. Join online today or print and post an application form.

Gardens of the Goldfields

Gardens of the Goldfields: a central Victorian sojourn

By Mandy Stroebel

Published by Australian Scholarly Publishing

RRP $49.95 AGHS Members $35.00

Gardens of the Goldfields tells the story of this remarkable region through its gardens. The gardens are thematically discussed according to the cultural history of their creation.

Woven throughout the stories of the gardens are glimpses of the landscape in which they have been created and nuggets of wisdom relating to the gardening in the climatic extremes, depleted soils and scare water resources of the goldfields.

he engaging text is accompanied by archival snapshots, bold contemporary photographs and garden plans.For more information and to purchase see flier.

Available mid-March.

For more special book offers to AGHS members see the gift ideas page on our website.

Trees of History and Romance

Trees of History and Romance: Essays from a Mount Wilson Garden by Michael Pembroke

Published by Bloomings Books

RRP $35.00 AGHS Members $25.00

Trees have inspired writers, naturalists and poets for thousands of years. Virgil, Wordsworth and Henry Thoreau were moved by them. They are the oldest organisms on earth, and have been worshipped by some as expressions of religious or national pride. Michael Pembroke provides fascinating insights into trees drawn from history, literature, poetry, mythology, botany and folklore. For more information and to purchase see flier.

For more special book offers to AGHS members see the gift ideas page on our website.

Gardens of Memory Project

Do you have memories of a garden that has been a special place for you? Garden history is not confined to large, grand or famous gardens. It includes the history of front gardens and back yards of suburbs, towns and farms all over the country.

The Gardens of Memory Project is a response to the changing way we use gardens.

We would like to find out what your garden, or a garden that was important to you, was like when you were growing up. In this way we will be able to capture a snapshot of gardens and how they were used and planted during much of the twentieth century.

For more information about the project and how to participate click here

Recent Issues of Australian Garden History

January/February/March 2010

October/November/December 2009

July/August/September 2009

April/Mar/June 2009

Index opens up past issues...

It's now easy to find an article, garden, or other gem in past issues of Australian Garden History with the Index to Volumes 1-15 of Australian Garden History.

Compiled by AGHS member Kirstie McRobert, this comprehensive index covers Australian Garden History from 1989-2004.

A printed version is available for $20.00 (including postage) from the AGHS office.

Don't despair if you find an article but don't have the issue. Back issues can be purchased using the purchase form or by contacting the AGHS office.

Associate YOUR name with the AGHS Website - see Sponsorship Guidelines.

Contact Details

Head Office

Gate Lodge

100 Birdwood Avenue

Melbourne Victoria 3004

Phone: 03 9650 5043 or Tollfree 1800 678 446

Fax: 03 9650 8470

General Information: info@gardenhistorysociety.org.au

Journal: editor@gardenhistorysociety.org.au

Webmaster: info@gardenhistorysociety.org.au

Welcome to the Australian Garden History Society Formed in 1980, the AGHS brings together people united by an appreciation of and concern for our parks, gardens and cultural landscapes as part of Australia's heritage. The Society promotes knowledge of historic gardens and research into their history. It aims to examine gardens and gardening in their widest social, historic, literary, artistic and scientific context.
CURRENT ISSUE of the AGHS JOURNAL Australian Garden History Volume 21 Number 4 July/August/September 2010 In members letterboxes now!
'The Vision Splendid' 31st Annual National Conference Launceston, Tasmania 5-7 November 2010 Three days of lectures and garden visits complemented by an Optional Day on Monday 8 November and three-day Pre and Post Conference Tours. By the end of the 19th century Launceston was one of the richest cities in Colonial Australia per head of population. This wealth was sourced from enormous deposits of tin, copper and gold. Some of the funds generated by this mineral wealth were channelled through Launceston, leading to the construction of the Albert Hall to house the International Exhibition between 1891 and 1892. This magnificent building, one of the few great 19th century exhibition buildings to survive into the 21st century, is the venue for the 31st Australian Garden History Society national conference in November 2010. The other source of great wealth in the North of Tasmania was land. Large grants of fire-farmed, treeless Aboriginal hunting grounds were made to new settlers. These parcels of land, along the principal rivers of the North and North West, were gifts that allowed a number of cases of unbroken familial ownership into this century. The creation by these families of the 'Vision Splendid' over their inherited landscape is the subject of the 31st Annual National Conference. Due to an overwhelming response the following are booked out: * Full conference * Optional Day * Pre Conference Tour * Post Conference Tour To book for the lecture program (the mornings of 5, 6 & 7 November 2010) and/or the conference dinner please use the online booking form or download the brochure and post or fax to the AGHS office. To be put on waiting lists for all other aspects of the conference program in case of cancellations please complete the online booking form or download the brochure and post or fax to the AGHS office. Watch out for the conference brochure in the latest copy of Australian Garden History or view online. Register online. 30th Annual National Conference Geelong, Victoria 16-18 October 2009 2009 Conference Proceedings now available for viewing (8Mb).
Unlocking the Potential of Digital Communication Volunteer Advisors Wanted The AGHS is seeking assistance to identify internet and other digital communication initiatives which will help the Society better achieve its objects. Rapidly developing digital technologies are changing how we communicate, do business, work together and influence government and other decision makers. The Society wants to keep up with these changes and use the opportunities offered by the new technologies, especially to interact with its members and better meet their needs. Specialised knowledge is needed to unlock the potential offered by the new technologies and so the Society is calling on members (and non-members) with knowledge and expertise in this area to be part of a working group to advise the National Management Committee. Designing and implementing improvements to the Society’s website www.gardenhistorysociety.org.au would be the new working group’s top priority. If you have knowledge and expertise in this area and would like to help please contact the AGHS office either by phone: 03 9650 5043 or email: info@gardenhistorysociety.org.au.
AGHS Branches The AGHS has eight state/regional branches across Australia. To find out what’s happening in your region visit the branch pages. Read what is happening in the Sydney and Northern New South Wales branch in its newsletter Branch Cuttings or in the Western Australia branch with its latest newsletter.
New Members Are you a member of the Australian Garden History Society? The Society welcomes new members. Apart from receiving the Society’s excellent journal Australian Garden History, mailed directly to you four times a year, members receive many other benefits. More details about joining are available on the Membership page. Join online today or print and post an application form.
Gardens of the Goldfields *Gardens of the Goldfields: a central Victorian sojourn* By Mandy Stroebel Published by Australian Scholarly Publishing RRP $49.95 AGHS Members $35.00 Gardens of the Goldfields tells the story of this remarkable region through its gardens. The gardens are thematically discussed according to the cultural history of their creation. Woven throughout the stories of the gardens are glimpses of the landscape in which they have been created and nuggets of wisdom relating to the gardening in the climatic extremes, depleted soils and scare water resources of the goldfields. he engaging text is accompanied by archival snapshots, bold contemporary photographs and garden plans.For more information and to purchase see flier. Available mid-March. For more special book offers to AGHS members see the gift ideas page on our website.
Trees of History and Romance Trees of History and Romance: Essays from a Mount Wilson Garden by Michael Pembroke Published by Bloomings Books RRP $35.00 AGHS Members $25.00 Trees have inspired writers, naturalists and poets for thousands of years. Virgil, Wordsworth and Henry Thoreau were moved by them. They are the oldest organisms on earth, and have been worshipped by some as expressions of religious or national pride. Michael Pembroke provides fascinating insights into trees drawn from history, literature, poetry, mythology, botany and folklore. For more information and to purchase see flier. For more special book offers to AGHS members see the gift ideas page on our website.
Gardens of Memory Project Do you have memories of a garden that has been a special place for you? Garden history is not confined to large, grand or famous gardens. It includes the history of front gardens and back yards of suburbs, towns and farms all over the country. The Gardens of Memory Project is a response to the changing way we use gardens. We would like to find out what your garden, or a garden that was important to you, was like when you were growing up. In this way we will be able to capture a snapshot of gardens and how they were used and planted during much of the twentieth century. For more information about the project and how to participate click here
Recent Issues of Australian Garden History January/February/March 2010 October/November/December 2009 July/August/September 2009 April/Mar/June 2009 Index opens up past issues... It's now easy to find an article, garden, or other gem in past issues of Australian Garden History with the Index to Volumes 1-15 of Australian Garden History. Compiled by AGHS member Kirstie McRobert, this comprehensive index covers Australian Garden History from 1989-2004. A printed version is available for $20.00 (including postage) from the AGHS office. Don't despair if you find an article but don't have the issue. Back issues can be purchased using the purchase form or by contacting the AGHS office. Associate YOUR name with the AGHS Website - see Sponsorship Guidelines.
Contact Details Head Office Gate Lodge 100 Birdwood Avenue Melbourne Victoria 3004 Phone: 03 9650 5043 or Tollfree 1800 678 446 Fax: 03 9650 8470 General Information: info@gardenhistorysociety.org.au Journal: editor@gardenhistorysociety.org.au Webmaster: info@gardenhistorysociety.org.au

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