‘Love of a crowd, a band, and “a gardens’’’: Music, Recreation, and Gardens at Nineteenth-Century International Exhibitions Winter online lecture by Sarah Kirby International exhibitions were some of the most significant cultural events of the nineteenth century, drawing together displays […]
Outline of Talk A survey of the life and work of perhaps the greatest NSW landscape designer. Unlike Edna Walling, with a monthly plan and column in a popular magazine, Sorensen put little on paper, preferring working in 3D on […]
Winter Solstice Seminar Burrawang School of Arts Hall, Sunday 25 June, 2023 11:00am to 3:00pm. Lunch will be provided. Speakers: Dr. Stephen Utick - The Bicentennial of Camellia Collections in New South Wales Nick Corbett - Threats and Opportunities - The Gardens of […]
Winter online lecture by Dr David Marsh, UK What do you know about gnomes? Are they different to dwarves? Or to Elves? Goblins? Pixies? Leprechauns, Boggarts? Or any of the other small folk who live in our imagination and stories…and […]
Overgrowing Canberra Speaker: Julian Raxworthy – Landscape architecture and gardener A core part of the Garden City model is to create a street wide, tree-lined feel by requiring houses to be set well back from the street, visually co-opting residents’ […]
AGHS Conference 2023 - 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2023 - Ipswich, QLD - Digging into the past – above and below the Limestone Hills
The AGHS Southern Highlands Branch is teaming-up with the National Trust to bring you the documentary The Gardener. This beautiful documentary film should not be missed. You will be amazed and inspired by this gorgeous garden in Canada! Purchase your ticket(s) […]
Here is an opportunity to visit a lovely garden never opened to the public previously to help support the Southern Highlands Botanic Garden (SHBG). This very stylish town garden was created by the owner over the past two decades and is […]
Open for Bookings The eagerly awaited South Coast Tour has now been finalised and Ray Bradley has again created a diverse and wonderful 3-day/2-night tour for all of us to enjoy. Highlights include: a Paul Bangay-inspired garden in Braidwood the […]
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 […]
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: […]
Join us for a very special garden visit and afternoon tea at Park Hill in Moss Vale. This is a garden full of treasures and it is important to note that the home, gardens and the hayshed are WSC Heritage listed. The […]
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 […]
Join us for a day in Sydney with visits to Elizabeth Bay House, Paddington Reservoir Gardens and Vaucluse House. We will be able to enjoy some time at Rushcutters Bay Park where you can either buy your lunch at the kiosk or consume your […]
44th 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 […]
Registration Deadline is Monday 4 November Ray Bradley has organised a 3-day tour to many beautiful locations in the Hunter Valley. On the drive up to the Hunter region we will visit the Hunter Region Botanic Gardens which has been preserved as […]
Eleanor and John Dartnall are opening their gorgeous garden called Tavistock for our Christmas celebration. The garden is amazing and there will be small tables of 4 to accommodate all who would like to sit and enjoy the later summer […]
This is a fundraiser to assist with advocacy activities in the Southern Highlands. $28.00 plus either a choctop or a bottle of water. In the heat of summer there is nothing like going to the movies and sitting in lovely air […]
