Walk and Talk at Uambi, a cultural landscape, Heathmont, with Trevor Pitkin and Trust for Nature Uambi is a site in two distinct, but blended parts - the conserved ecosystem managed by Trust for Nature since 1980, and the stages […]
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 […]
Camperdown Botanic Gardens, Urn in rose garden funded by AGHS Vic grant (Photo: Janet O’Hehir) The AGM 2024 will be followed by Rescuing Our Botanical Heritage:10 years of Camperdown Botanic Gardens and Arboretum Trust a lecture by Janet O’Hehir Janet leads […]
Join our AGHS rose pruning experts for a hands-on workshop. Learn about the history of the Heritage Rose Garden and the rose species it houses A demonstration of pruning techniques for particular rose species will be followed by your opportunity […]
Join our AGHS rose pruning experts for a hands-on workshop. Learn about the history of the Heritage Rose Garden and the rose species it houses A demonstration of pruning techniques for particular rose species will be followed by your opportunity […]
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 […]
Kim Woods Rabbidge will present 'Mid-Atlantic USA: The art of gardens', sharing the delights of some of America's most awe-inspiring historical, contemporary, public and private gardens. Kim is a keen gardener, tour leader, writer, photographer, and owner and curator of Our Australian […]
The AGM and the Talk following the AGM is a free event for AGHS members. Bookings are essential as the capacity of the Annie Wyatt Room is strictly limited to 50 people. When booking, you will need to indicate how many tickets you […]
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 […]
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 […]
Visit four spectacular private hidden gardens of SA open for one day only! This is a unique opportunity not to be missed as these awe-inspiring, large private hills gardens have never been open to the public before. Book via: the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Von Guerard’s “The Basin Banks, near Camperdown 1857” (Lake Gnotuk) courtesy of The Art Gallery of Ballarat. Join the Victorian Branch on a 3-day, all-inclusive coach trip focusing on the landscapes painted by Eugene von Guerard. In March 1857, von […]
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 […]
Join us for a relaxed end-of-year gathering in delightful surroundings. Wander around this wonderful historic garden, home to the Downes family since the 1860s and prior to that, to the Macleay family of Elizabeth Bay House. AGHS Sydney branch members […]
Members and partners are invited to the AGHS TAS Christmas Garden Party. The afternoon begins at Summerhome, 2 Hopkins St West Moonah, with both the house and garden open, before moving to Runnymede, 61 Bay Rd New Town, where a […]
SA Branch Chairman, Jeff Jenkinson and his wife Gillian, will host the annual Christmas gathering at their beautiful property, St Vigeans, at 17 Laurel Road, Stirling. We hope many of you can be there. RSVP is not necessary, but if […]
