FREE EVENT – FAMILY AND FRIENDS WELCOME Please join us for a tour of the University of Melbourne’s System Garden and horticultural environs. This tour, which complements the excellent presentation by Tim Uebergang in September, will be led by Virginia […]
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 […]
In association with the Friends of the National Library to coincide with the 151th anniversary of Marion’s birth in 1871. Glenda argues the case for Marion to be recognised for her unique combination of artist, architect, environmentalist, community maker and […]
The Long Lunch at Centennial Winery has been converted to a Zoom meeting commencing at 3:00pm on Friday 11 February. Please contact Jenny Woodwell at woodwell@optusnet.com.au to register. Registration is free.
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). […]
We will meet at the famous Luna Park face in the early afternoon and walk the promenade around Lavender Bay to Wendy’s Secret Garden where we will enjoy the ambience of this terraced guerrilla garden that overlooks the harbour. We will be […]
Armillary Sphere, ANBG, Photo Nancy Clarke. This is a self-drive event. We are absolutely delighted that the Sundials afternoon foreshadowed in the December Newsletter will go ahead on Friday 18th March. This twice-deferred event has been much anticipated and […]
We will be visiting the colonial gardens of both Vaucluse House and Rose Bay Cottage. Vaucluse House is one of Sydney’s only surviving nineteenth century mansions still surrounded by its original grounds and Rose Bay Cottage is the oldest surviving […]
Originally planned as The 'Green Necklace' harbour cruise, Sydney Heritage Fleet (SHF) already had this bigger and better cruise planned. This cruise is organised by SHF and all bookings through their website. This experience starts the moment the historic 'James […]
Join garden enthusiast, Lynne Walker, a passionate gardener and former Coordinator for Australia’s Open Garden Scheme, Northern New South Wales, on an exciting new tour arranged in association with the Australian Garden History Society which explores a diverse range of private gardens in […]
A one-day bus trip – with Stephen Ryan Join us for a trip to explore several beautiful and significant Mt Macedon gardens in their autumn glory led by well-known local and horticulturist, Stephen Ryan. We will visit Turgurim, Stephen Ryan’s […]
Almost no new trees of sandalwood are growing in the wild. (Richard McLellan, Author provided) AGHS WA Branch is pleased to present a talk on Australian sandalwood and why it is facing extinction in the wild. Richard McLellan will 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 […]
Dame Nellie Melba and Sir Arthur Streeton were friends and often visited each other’s properties at Coldstream and Olinda. Streeton met Melba in London and it was really from staying at Melba’s home, Combe Cottage in 1914, that Streeton was […]
AGHS WA Branch is pleased to present a walk and talk at The Palm and Cycad Society of Western Australia, Woodlands. Gascoyne Park is a joint project between The Palm and Cycad Society of WA and the city of Joondalup. […]
A joint AGHS/National Trust ACT Event for the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival The National Trust (ACT) and the ACT Monaro Riverina branch of the Australian Garden History Society invite you to visit Lambrigg, once the residence of William Farrer […]
Although Callum Brae is located on the intersection of Mugga Lane and Narrabundah Lane in Symonston it is not well known. We invite members to bring along friends for a gentle guided walk to see some magnificent old Yellow Box […]
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 […]
Winter Solstice Seminar Chris Betteridge – "Landscape Character Study of Bowral Public Spaces" Chris is a founding member of the Australian Garden History Society, having presented a paper at the inaugural conference in Melbourne in 1980. As part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations for […]
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 […]
