Spray Farm (Photo by Trevor Pitkin) We invite you to join us on a two-day self-drive tour of significant and historic private gardens on acreage, some rarely open - coastal, rural, urban - with landscapes, homesteads and much more. Saturday: […]
After many delays we are excited to invite you to join us on this small group tour to Government House and La Trobe’s Cottage and garden. Meet at Government House where we will tour the State Apartments and the Peace […]
Lambrigg (photo Mary Johnson) A joint AGHS/National Trust ACT event. 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 who made a […]
A talk about and tour of the sustainable urban farm at Two Before Ten with an option to stay on for drinks at the adjacent 10 Yards bar. Aranda is the home of many modernist homes and of Two Before […]
Landscape 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 […]
AGHS members were involved in encouraging the local council to retain the character of the original facilities at Maiala Park. It has now been completed, looks wonderful and has modern facilities including wheelchair access. We will meet at Maiala Park […]
View to the north of the gardens from the upper storey of the mansion, 1919, when the property was Anzac Hostel for incapacitated returning soldiers. (Anzac War Memorial photograph collection) Please join us for the AGHS Vic Branch end […]
Riversdale (photo Michael Bligh) A Self-Drive Day visit to Richlands and Riverdale. AGHS members and friends are invited to a special end of year day, a self-drive visit to Richlands just north of Taralga and Riversdale, the historic house and […]
Heritage Rose Garden, Saumarez Homestead. Drinks and Canapes RSVP: Friday 25th November to maria.hitchcock@gmail.com
The 2022 branch Christmas party will be held at Pensioner Guard Cottage, 1 Surrey Street, Bassendean Pensioner Guard Cottage c1857 is the oldest building still standing in Bassendean. It is a two room cottage built by convicts for Pensioner Guard […]
The AGHS Sydney Branch would like to invite you, our members and supporters to an end of year celebration to be held at the house of two of our very generous members, in Glebe! For those that have been to one of our […]
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 […]
Enjoy a relaxed late arvo garden party with author and gardener Christine McCabe tour of her garden at Blakiston, near Littlehampton. BYO food. Further details to come.
Our opening event for 2023 is a special guided tour of the wonderful exhibition Cressida Campbell in the National Gallery of Australia. This large, exceptionally beautiful exhibition has been drawing enthusiastic visitors since it opened in October. Here is an […]
Please join us for the AGHS Vic Branch tour of Mont Park led by Trevor Pitkin. Mont Park was the base for landscape designer Hugh Linaker from 1912 until his death in 1938. The tour will focus on the southern, […]
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 […]
Ferdinand Bauer and the Hapsburgs - an illustrated talk by David Stuart. Ferdinand Bauer was the natural history artist and botanist who accompanied Captain Mathew Flinders on the first circumnavigation of Australia from 1801-03 producing a significant record of our […]
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 […]
Captain Charles Sturt Museum at Sturt's Cottage The Grange. Hear a talk on Sturt's interest in botany and plant collecting, see the new displays and enjoy afternoon tea. Address: 39D Jetty Street, Grange (adjacent to Grange Primary School) Cost: Members […]
Join us for a day at Beleura House and Garden and Peter Nicholson’s garden, Mornington This will be a co-event with Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society. Beleura, an Italianate villa, was designed by architect Joseph Reed in 1863 and […]
