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 […]
Walk around the historic property (good walking shoes required), followed by lunch at the restaurant with shared fresh platters or similar. Price to be confirmed. Venue: Glen Ewin Estate, 43 Lower Hermitage Rd, Lower Hermitage SA 5131 Bookings: contact Richard […]
The Canberra suburb of Hackett was developed from the mid-1960s, with many houses built for ‘indoor-outdoor living’. This design, imported from southern California, became a major feature of houses and gardens across Australia's suburbs from the 1950s. This walk around Hackett will view […]
Eryldene will host an online event on 30th March 2023, exploring how historic gardens are building resilience to climate change. Speakers from the UK, USA, Australia and South Africa will share local and global garden management experiences with an interactive […]
Holey Plain homestead, Rosedale. Bus trip to Gippsland gardens. Gippsland – the Gunaikurnai people are recognised as Traditional Owners of a large area of the land. European settlement came about with explorer Paul Strzelecki from Poland in 1840 discovering […]
Dendera Temple Frieze (photo by Wendy Robinson) Wendy will present an illustrated talk which will briefly outline some elements of ancient Egyptian history from its unification from “Two Lands” into an early nation state and through the 3 great pharaonic […]
The tour will explore the Park's historical timeline and show how it has adapted over time and influenced cemetery development, so that Centennial Park became Australia's first ‘park like’ garden cemetery. Venue: 760 Goodwood Road, Pasadena SA 5042. Meet at the Administration […]
On Friday 21 April we have the opportunity for an autumn visit to four lovely Monaro gardens, two in Cooma, followed by two a little further south, near Nimmitabel. This will be a self-drive day, with arrival at our first garden visit […]
Join us for drinks and canapes to celebrate significant contributions to the Heritage Rose Garden at Saumarez Homestead by Mareah Rhodes White, Jillian Oppenheimer and Sally Croft and a chance to indulge in the pleasures of the Autumn garden. Venue: […]
Friends of ACT for Trees (FACTT) convenor, Paul Scholtens, will take us on a guided walk to the Nicholls incinerator through Westbourne Woods. Ipswich and Canberra each have one of the remaining seven incinerators designed by Eric Nicholls and Walter […]
Glebe, its History and Gardens. A Walking Tour led by Robert Hannan Starting/finish point: Rothwell Lodge, Glebe. 24 Ferry Road, Glebe NSW Cost: $20 members; $30 non-members; students $5 Book: at Trybooking. Robert Hannan, an AGHS member with broad knowledge […]
As part of the SA History Festival, garden historian, Trevor Nottle, is presenting an illustrated talk: 'A wondrous plant connection - the Yokohama Nursery.' Adelaide and Stirling are a long way from Japan, yet there is a strong link that’s […]
This weekend event combines the first lecture in our 2023 Winter Lecture Series with visits to four properties in the Campbell Town, Cressy and Longford areas exploring the theme of how Tasmanian rural properties are adapting to the changing landscape […]
‘Love of a crowd, a band, and “a gardens’’’: Music, Recreation, and Gardens at Nineteenth-Century International Exhibitions Winter online lecture by Sarah Kirby International exhibitions were some of the most significant cultural events of the nineteenth century, drawing together displays […]
Outline of Talk A survey of the life and work of perhaps the greatest NSW landscape designer. Unlike Edna Walling, with a monthly plan and column in a popular magazine, Sorensen put little on paper, preferring working in 3D on […]
SAVE THE DATE for our Special Midwinter Event! Our very popular Gundaroo Film Day is on again. This year we’re going to show The Rose Maker, a French comedy directed by Pierre Pinaud and starring Catherine Frot as Eve Vernet, […]
