Tas Branch: Winter lecture and AGM
Advance notice! Venue: Battery Point Community Hall.
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2021 Annual National Conference
The Australian Garden History Society is excited to be bringing landscape history to life at our 2021 conference. And, for the first time, we will be streaming the conference to you virtually. Virtual attendance will allow you to enjoy the […]
Webinar: ACT Monaro Riverina Branch AGM and talk by Greg Johnson on A Year in Our COVID Garden
The AGM will take place from 5.30–6pm and will be followed by the talk Greg Johnson grows rare and unusual plants, especially bulbs and perennials that like Canberra. But, gardeners always try to stretch the climate boundaries! Immediately after the […]
Tasmania Branch: Garden visits in the South
This day of garden visits south of Hobart includes three very different gardens and landscapes: a historic mountain retreat, a productive garden and a contemporary suburban garden. We begin at the grand gardens of High Peak on the slopes of […]
Webinair: Spanish garden history, managing change: lessons for a drying Southern Australia
The home of Mediterranean garden leader, Heidi & Enrique Gildemeister. Image © Stuart Read. Presented by Stuart Read. Spain faces similar environmental challenges to us – affluence, urbanisation, high migration and consumption and scant water. Its range of climates give parallels […]
AGHS Annual General Meeting
Sunday 14th November 2021 AEDT 10 am This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held online via Zoom. The Zoom meeting link will open at 9:30am and the meeting proper will start at 10am. Please note that all are […]
Tasmania Branch: Christmas Event – Adapting to the landscape of the South Esk River Region
This weekend of visits to gardens and cultural landscapes includes historic and heritage listed rural properties; historic buildings, many convict built; magnificent old trees; beautiful gardens and the cultural landscape of Perth township, all located in the stunning rural landscape […]
Tas Branch: A day’s jaunt up the Derwent Valley
A day’s jaunt up the Derwent Valley visiting the gardens of historic colonial properties. A detailed itinerary and booking information will be available in January. Tour Flyer This event is now fully booked. Further events and winter lectures are planned […]
Webinar: Callan Park and Broughton Hall: A Historic Hospital and Parkland in Transition
Join us for a webinar - Callan Park and Broughton Hall: A Historic Hospital and Parkland in Transition - presented by Roslyn Burge. When: Wednesday 23 February, 7pm AEDT (Sign on commences from 6:45pm and the presentation begins at 7:00pm). […]
Tasmania Branch: Cultural Landscapes Past and Present
An early etching of Kelvedon by James Backhouse, UTAS Library. Cultural Landscapes Past and Present from Buckland to Cranbrook, Central East Tasmanian Coast - a weekend exploration. Our first day, Saturday 9th April, begins at Buckland with the Tasmanian […]
Webinars: Burnley Gardens / Ina Higgins
Two online lectures To replace the cancelled Symposium "Women in Horticulture" which was to be held in conjunction with Friends of Burnley Gardens and the Herb Society of Victoria, AGHS is offering the two planned lectures online instead. FOBG will […]
Tasmania Branch: Winter Lecture 1 – Clive Blazey – We speak for the trees
Hear Clive Blazey of the Diggers Club speak about his new book 'We Speak for the Trees'. “By planting trees, we can all play our part to accelerate the drawdown of carbon. Now, more than ever, we must all speak […]
Zoom Lecture – Jason Chongue and The Plant Society
Jason Chongue is the Creative Director of design studio and store The Plant Society. After gaining a wealth of experience working as an architect and interior designer, Jason merged his passion for plants and design by establishing The Plant Society […]
Zoom lecture: The Edwardian Garden – golden and delicious
Deanery, Sonning, house and steps - Caroline Holmes Special online lecture by renowned UK Garden Historian, Caroline Holmes. Gardens of a golden afternoon are glimpsed in black and white photographs and nostalgic cottage paintings. The Mediterranean inspired the architecture of […]
Tasmania Branch: Winter Lecture 2 – Cemetery Landscapes
Winter Lecture 2 - Helen Page - Cemetery Landscapes In the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the USA, historic cemeteries are being transformed into beautiful spaces for the community to share and enjoy. They are being planted to provide habitat […]
Tasmania Branch: AGM & Winter Lecture 3
Following the AGM of the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Garden History Society, Ann Cripps will present Winter Lecture 3 on “The Early Nurserymen & Gardeners of Hobart Town” Ann Cripps, historian, garden lover and AGHS member, will discuss some of […]
2022 Annual National Conference
Wrest Point Casino 410 Sandy Bay Road, Hobart, TAS, AustraliaLandscape on the Edge: Challenge and Opportunity 11 - 13 November 2022 For an overview of the conference download the AGHS Conference Brochure 2022. For conference attendee information and program download the AGHS Conference Program 2022. NOTE THAT REGISTRATIONS ARE […]
Tas Branch: Christmas Garden Party
You are invited to the AGHS Tas Christmas Garden Party at the home of Jill & Chris Webster, 5 Swanston St New Town for drinks, hors d’oeuvres & music. Including a guided tour of the neighbouring garden of “Sunnyside” whose […]
Tasmania Branch: Government House Gardens
Join us for a tour of the Government House Gardens with afternoon tea in the tennis pavilion. Government House Estate gardens are regarded as one of the finest private gardens from the Victorian era in the country. They are […]
Tasmania Branch: The Convict Road day tour
Bridge of ashlar sandstone on Woodsden property, ‘first culvert’, upstream side. Photo: M Ward. This day tour will cover the unprotected heritage landscape of the “Convict Road” between Buckland and Orford. On the north and west side of the […]