34th Annual General Meeting Sunday, 13th August 2023 / Gather at 1:45pm for 2:00pm start. Venue: Meeting Room, Royal WA Historical Society, Stirling House,49 Broadway, Nedlands Guest Speaker: Historian and author Gillian Lilleyman For any enquiries, assistance or apologies regarding […]
When AGHS member Ken Duxbury, a town planner and landscape architect with a lifelong interest in gardens and a serious bug for collecting, died in March 2022, among his possessions were more than 1,500 garden-related postcards. These featured gardens […]
Following the AGM of the Tasmanian branch of the AGHS, Anne McConnell, a Hobart-based heritage practitioner for some thirty years, will discuss the cultural landscape values of Cambria, considered one of the most significant heritage estates on the East Coast. […]
The Lodge, Canberra (photo: Grant Fry) We are absolutely delighted that we have received approval for an early spring visit to The Lodge garden – a wonderful replacement for the visit that Covid prevented us from making in 2020. The […]
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’ […]
The SA Branch AGM will be held at Glen Ewin Estate on Sunday 24th September at 11.30am, 43 Lower Hermitage Road, Lower Hermitage, SA 5131, followed by lunch and a walk around the historic garden, which dates from 1843. See: www.glenewinestate.com.au for […]
AGHS Conference 2023 - 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2023 - Ipswich, QLD - Digging into the past – above and below the Limestone Hills
Presented by Seamus O'Brien, Head Gardener National Botanic Gardens of Ireland. Kilmacurragh is a 17th century estate in East County Wicklow and for several centuries was seat of the Acton family. This talk traces the evolution of the estate and […]
The day includes tours of four fascinating gardens, each with individual highlights, including dry stone walls constructed by the owners and a reimagining of a nineteenth century church garden. Old Kempton Distillery, Kempton - We will meet here (24 […]
Spring into York! is a weekend of displays, tours, talks and everything gardens and gardening at various venues throughout York. AGHSWA members and friends are invited for a BYO morning tea and then visit some of the York Garden Club […]
Join us at Government House for Lunch on the Lawns on Friday 3rd November, 12 noon - 2 pm. Free Entry. Live Music. AGHS members plan to meet at noon inside the Main Gate (corner of North Terrace and King […]
There are many parks and green spaces, old and new, in the vicinity of Kingston Foreshore, although it is not renowned for its gardens. On this walk we will visit some of the oldest (Telopea and Bowen Parks) and some […]
A guided walk around the gardens of Heide with Head Gardener, David Murphy. In this special garden talk join Head Gardener David Murphy for a guided ‘walk’ in the footsteps of Sidney Nolan and other colourful characters who left their […]
AGHS members and friends are invited to a special end of year day, a self-drive visit to two historic places in Goulburn, both with fascinating gardens. Kentgrove, on the outskirts of north Goulburn, was originally established as an orchard and […]
AGHS members & partners are invited to the last AGHS event for 2023, visiting two gardens in the Richmond & Tea Tree areas, & finishing with a Christmas Garden party ……. champagne anyone? Uplands Stables, Cambridge, an 1820’s converted sandstone […]
BYO shared afternoon tea and Annual Chairman’s quiz. Venue: Buckingham House, 10 Neville Dr, Wanneroo. Further information will be provided soon.
Please join us for the AGHS Vic Branch end-of-year celebration and tour of Maranoa Gardens led by the horticultural specialist at Maranoa Gardens, Andrea Dennis. Bring Picnic dinner & drinks, folding chairs and rugs. Tables & toilets available nearby. Book: […]
Join us for afternoon drinks on Sunday 10th December. Venue to be confirmed. Please save the date.
To start the AGHS year, join us for a leisurely guided walk through some of the landscaped areas on Capital Hill, just below Parliament House. The Parliamentary precinct outside Parliament Drive includes spacious landscaped areas as well as recreational facilities. […]
Join the Victorian Branch the launch of Weeding between the Lines. Weeding between the Lines will make you see your surroundings quite differently. Meander through this anthology to learn how nature, science and art intertwine to create the landscapes we […]
