2023 Annual National Conference
Ipswich Civic Centre 50 Nicholas Street, Ipswich, Queensland, AustraliaAGHS Conference 2023 - 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2023 - Ipswich, QLD - Digging into the past – above and below the Limestone Hills
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ACT Monaro Riverina
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: Walk around Kingston parks and gardens – old and new
There are many parks and green spaces, old and new, in the vicinity of Kingston Foreshore, although it is not renowned for its gardens. On this walk we will visit some of the oldest (Telopea and Bowen Parks) and some […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: End of year visit to Goulburn – Kentgrove and Riversdale
AGHS members and friends are invited to a special end of year day, a self-drive visit to two historic places in Goulburn, both with fascinating gardens. Kentgrove, on the outskirts of north Goulburn, was originally established as an orchard and […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: Capital Hill: Its landscaping and some of its gardens
To start the AGHS year, join us for a leisurely guided walk through some of the landscaped areas on Capital Hill, just below Parliament House. The Parliamentary precinct outside Parliament Drive includes spacious landscaped areas as well as recreational facilities. […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: Visit to Horse Park and Elm Grove
Horse Park and Elm Grove homesteads are two of the oldest continually occupied and worked rural properties in the ACT. John Gillespie and his wife Mary Anne worked in the Ginninderra district from the 1840s, and in 1852 John bought […]
Sydney Branch: Walking Tour of Oatley Park
Oatley Castle. (Photo care of Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society) Join us for a walking tour of Oatley Park led by members of the Oatley Flora and Fauna Conservation Society following a talk by a local historian. Venue: […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: Exploring Green Griffith
AGHS has planned an early April walk through the suburb of Griffith, just as we near the end of Daylight Saving. Griffith is one of Canberra's oldest suburbs, rich in parks and fine trees, and with several streets following Walter […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: A Day at Retford Park
Retford Park (photo Robyn Oates) We are delighted to invite you to a day out at the historic Retford Park house and gardens in Bowral. Retford Park’s European history extends back to 1821. In the 1880s the property was acquired […]
Zoom lecture: Big Hearted Gardens
You are invited to our annual Winter webinar and fundraiser for the Nina Crone Writing Fund Big Hearted Gardens: Community and Care at the Melbourne Flower & Garden Show Join landscape architect Emma Sheppard-Simms and go behind the scenes of the Melbourne International Flower and […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: Crims & Cornish Cream Tea: a film day in Gundaroo
This year the AGHS winter film is Saving Grace. Grace, “the best gardener in the world”, lives with her husband in a comfortable house in a Cornish village, growing wonderful orchids in her greenhouse. When her feckless husband dies, she […]
Zoom lecture: Gardens and land management in Western Victoria
Winter online zoom lecture by Dr Raymond Madden, Senior Lecturer, Anthropologist, in the School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University James Dawson, (1806-1900), was a prominent pastoralist in the colonial history of western Victoria. In 1881 he published, ' Australian Aborigines: […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: Lecture: Museums and Australia’s Garden History with Luke Keogh
Garden objects, ephemera and stories are well-represented in Australian museum collections, though their significance and connections are not always fully recognised or interpreted. It is time for museum curators and garden historians to have a closer dialogue, so they can better […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: AGM and talk – Gardening ancestors: people, plants & memories
AGM – 5.30pm. Talk: Gardening ancestors: people, plants & memories – 6pm. Speaker: Dr Greg Johnson Each of us has stories and memories that underpin our gardening interests. In his talk Greg Johnson will describe some of the horticultural ancestral echoes […]
Victoria Branch: Zoom Lecture: Nature and Culture: Eugene von Guérard by Dr Ruth Pullin
Of all the regions of southeastern Australia that Eugene von Guérard (1811-1901) visited none had a more profound impact on him and his career than Victoria’s Western District. His portrayals of its expansive volcanic plains, its landmark scoria cones and […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: talk – Clever Country: an Aboriginal Perspective on Landscape (also available on Zoom)
Speaker: Adj Professor Margo Ngawa Neale The Joint Annual Lecture of the ACT Monaro Riverina Branch of the AGHS and the Friends of the NLA. Land is viewed as ‘Country’ in Aboriginal Australia. It is a worldview that embodies a […]
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Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre 2 Blair Street, Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia44th AGHS Annual Conference Hesperia: Looking West Bunbury, Western Australia Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October 2024. Optional Day Monday 21st October. Pre-conference Tour Tuesday 15th October to Thursday 17th October Leaves Perth and arrives in Bunbury […]
ACT Monaro Riverina branch: Cootamundra garden tour
Join us on our Spring Tour of some beautiful private gardens around Cootamundra. Enjoy the rural way of life as you stroll through interesting pastoral gardens. This is a wonderful opportunity to visit some long-established gardens in the ACT Monaro […]
ACT Monaro Riverina branch: At the foot of the mountain – a 60-year legacy in Ainslie
Our end of year event will be in a very special garden in Ainslie. This garden abuts Mount Ainslie and it has always been owned by the same family. It retains the original plantings, which now almost cradle the house […]
ACT Branch: Visit to the NGA Sculpture Garden and Fiona Hall Fern Garden
Join Ben Taylor, Landscape Manager at the National Gallery of Australia for our AGHS tour of the Sculpture Garden and the Fiona Hall Fern Garden. Ben will speak about the history and proposed re-creation of this iconic three-hectare site. Afterwards, […]
ACT Monaro Riverina Branch: Visit to Duntroon House and Gardens
Duntroon House is listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List. Join the knowledgeable Duntroon guides for a tour of Duntroon House and gardens. Hear their stories and look out for historical plantings. The tour will last about 60 minutes plus time […]