Each year the AGHS hold a national conference in a different region
within Australia. The first conference was held in Melbourne in
1980 where the Society was formed. Since then Conferences have been
held in the Blue Mountains and Sydney in NSW, Melbourne, Canberra,
Hobart, Adelaide and Mt Gambier in South Australia, Toowoomba in
Queensland and Perth in Western Australia.
Members and non members are invited to attend one and a half days
of lectures by stimulating international and national speakers who
are specialists in their fields, including garden design, architecture,
garden history and cultural history.
The program always includes a day and a half of visits to many
wonderful historic and contemporary public and private gardens.
Extra days of garden visits are usually offered as an optional extra.
The 29th Annual National Conference is to be held at Oxley College, Bowral in the beautiful Southern Highlands region of New South Wales
This three day conference will look at the distinct periods of garden and horticultural development in the Southern Highlands balancing a comprehensive lecture program with visits to significant gardens including Retford Park, Moidart, Shambala (formerley Kennerton Green) and Summerlees. The influence of families, the work of designers and the role of nurseries in this development will be explored as will the geography and the natural beauty of the environment.
Peter Valder is sure to delight his audience at the optional conference dinner to be held at Milton Park
An Optional Day on Monday 13 October will explore the South Coast whilst writer and photographer, Trisha Dixon will conduct Pre and Post Conference Tours for those wanting to glimpse into some of the most historic cultural landscapes of the Taralga, Goulburn and Menangle districts.
Pre Conference Tour 6,7,9 October
Post Conference Tour 14,15,16 October
Limited vacancies. Please contact AGHS office before booking.
28th Annual National Conference
One hundred and eighty delegates gathered in Albury on Friday 19 October for the opening of the 28th Annual National Conference. The theme was Meandering about the Murray: interpreting the landscapes of the Albury region.
Three stimulating days followed. Delegates were treated to a day and a half of thought-provoking lectures. Prominent speakers dealt with issues ranging from water management in the Murray Darling Basin, to inland living and gardening, to the issue of invasive species and their impact on the environment. Private gardeners, writers and artists added their experiences of gardening in the region.
A day and a half of visits to gardens in and around Albury, Holbrook and the Walla Walla area followed. As an extension to the conference many people took up the optional day on 22 October visiting historic gardens south of the Murray and enjoying the three-day post-conference tour along the Murrumbidgee and north to Young.
Cultivating a City in the Country by Dr Bruce Pennay, Charles Sturt University
A Federation? Managing the water in the Murray Darling Basin: a historic perspective by Dr Daniel Connell
St John’s Wort and historic attempts to control invasive plants by John Dwyer
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Now available
From Sea to Scarp
Proceedings of the 26th Annual National Conference held in Perth WA in 2005.
Cost $20. To purchase online use the purchase form or download and post to the AGHS office.
TOURS
The AGHS regularly conducts specialised tours throughout Australia.
The Society always endeavours to engage leaders who are
knowledgeable
and highly skilled in conducting tours.
These tours are wonderful opportunities to explore particular areas
or themes in garden history and visit gardens rarely open to the
public. Numbers are limited giving participants every chance to
interact with leaders, garden owners and other participants.
Each year the AGHS holds a tour in association with the National Conference.
From time to time AGHS Branches conduct excellent tours in regional areas.
Look through the activities under Branch
pages to find one which may interest you.
2008 Pre and Post Conference Tours
Pre Conference Tour – 6,7,8 October 2008
Post Conference Tour – 14,15,16 October 2008
The two identical tours will look at some fascinating colonial homes and gardens not normally open to the public. These are specialist tours for those wanting to glimpse into some of the most historic cultural landscapes of the Taralga, Goulburn and Menangle districts. Among the properties to be visited are Hillasmount and Richlands at Taralga and Longfield and Wollorgorang near Goulburn.
The tours will start or finish in Sydney at the exhibition Lost Gardens of Sydney with curator, Colleen Morris, Chair AGHS,. Each tour will be based at the Craigieburn Resort in Bowral.
Full tour cost: $890
Single supplement: $199
Tour cost excluding breakfast and accommodation: $600
Book by downloading the 2008 Conference registration form or online
(Priority bookings of pre and post conference tours given to full conference registrations. Tour only bookings accepted after 12 June 2008).
