Colour photograph of a topiary display at the Ballarat Begonia Festival.ballarat gardens, ballarat botanical gardens, begonia festival, topiary

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Statues in the Sturt Street Gardens, Ballarat.sturt street, gardens, ballarat, statue

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Black and white photograph of a treed landscape covered with fog. The trees are in the Daylesford Botanical Gardens on Wombat Hill.wombat hill botanic gardens, wombat hill, daylesford, daylesford botanic gardens, fog, weather, arboretum

Colour photograph of an entrance arch at the White Hills Botanical Gardens.botanic garden, white hills, white hills botanic gardens, war memorial, arch, commemoration, bendigo

The University of Melbourne System Garden was created by the first professor of Natural Science Frederick McCoy in 1856. It was originally comprised of a series of concentric garden beds, aorganised acording to plant classification. The only remnant from that time if the towere whih formed the centre of the octagonal glasshouse. Colour photograph of the Melbourne University System Garden.system garden, materia medica, university of melbourne, frederick mccoy

The University of Melbourne System Garden was created by the first professor of Natural Science Frederick McCoy in 1856. It was originally comprised of a series of concentric garden beds, aorganised acording to plant classification. The only remnant from that time if the towere whih formed the centre of the octagonal glasshouse. Colour photograph of the Melbourne University System Garden.system garden, materia medica, university of melbourne, frederick mccoy

The University of Melbourne System Garden was created by the first professor of Natural Science Frederick McCoy in 1856. It was originally comprised of a series of concentric garden beds, aorganised acording to plant classification. The only remnant from that time is the tower which formed the centre of the octagonal glasshouse. Colour photograph of the Melbourne University System Garden.system garden, materia medica, university of melbourne, frederick mccoy

The University of Melbourne System Garden was created by the first professor of Natural Science Frederick McCoy in 1856. It was originally comprised of a series of concentric garden beds, aorganised acording to plant classification. The only remnant from that time if the towere whih formed the centre of the octagonal glasshouse. Colour photograph of the Melbourne University System Garden.system garden, materia medica, university of melbourne, frederick mccoy

The University of Melbourne System Garden was created by the first professor of Natural Science Frederick McCoy in 1856. It was originally comprised of a series of concentric garden beds, aorganised acording to plant classification. The only remnant from that time if the towere whih formed the centre of the octagonal glasshouse. Colour photograph of the Melbourne University System Garden.system garden, materia medica, university of melbourne, frederick mccoy

Thomas Stoddart was a miner turned local stockbroker. He bought 12 statues made of Carrara marble during a visit to Italy in 1882, and gifted them to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The sculptures were placed on pedestals of Sicilian marble and on bases of Victorian granite. The statues were unveiled in the gardens on Queen Victoria's birthday, 24 may 1884.Photograph of a statue of Thomas Statue in the Ballarat Town Hall.thomas stoddart, statues, bust, ballarat town hall

Thomas Stoddart was a miner turned local stockbroker. He bought 12 statues made of Carrara marble during a visit to Italy in 1882, and gifted them to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The sculptures were placed on pedestals of Sicilian marble and on bases of Victorian granite. The statues were unveiled in the gardens on Queen Victoria's birthday, 24 may 1884.Photograph of the Thomas Stoddart memorial in the Ballarat Town Hall.thomas stoddart, statues, ballarat town hall, memorial, marble, ballarat botanical gardens

Photograph of the James Russell Thomson memorial in the Ballarat Town Hall.In grateful record of the values bequest by James Russell Thomson of Statuary in the Botani Gardens A.D. 1888 Testator was a native of Airdrie, Scotland, resident 35 years at Ballaarat. Obit May 26, 1886, Aetat 68.statues, ballarat town hall, james russell thomson, botanic garden, memorial

Colour photograph of Gus Gervasoni stands beside the Holden HR ute in the garden of 'Actea', Hepburn Springs. gus gervasoni, holden hr ute, hepburn springs

The Ballarat Benevolent Asylum in Ascot Street Ballarat is now know as the Queen Elizabeth Centre.Black and white image of people working in the garden at the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum. ballarat benevolent asylum, crimean veteran, architecture, garden

Colour image of the bluestone Bishop's Palace.architecture, garden, bishop's palace

Colour image of the bluestone Bishop's Palace.architecture, garden, bishop's palace, ballarat

Colour image of the bluestone Bishop's Palace.architecture, garden, bishop's palace

Colour image of the bluestone Bishop's Palace, and it's cast iron lace.architecture, garden, bishop's palace, cast iron lace, cast iron

Bishops Palace was built in 1877 as the home for the first Catholic Bishop of Ballarat. Designed by Melbourne architect, Joseph Reed, of Reed and Barnes, it was built by George Broom at a cost of £6,000. Reed and Barnes also designed Melbourne’s State Library, Ripponlea Estate and the Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building. The original heritage-listed gold lead stencilled paintwork that can be seen in the front entry and on the staircase walls at Bishops Palace was replicated in the Royal Exhibition Building. The original property was 140 squares set on 11 acres of gardens and took up an entire block of Sturt Street. This was on scale with the importance of Ballarat as a gold-mining centre at the time. Bishop's Palace is of architectural, aesthetic and historical significance to the State of Victoria. The two-storey bluestone mansion is an impressive example of 19th-century Gothic architecture with an unusual design. It retains many of its original features, including lead stencilled paintwork, cornices, ceiling roses, fixtures and fittings. Since sold by the Catholic Church the Bishops Palace has undergone a number of transformations in its lifetime, from the home of the first Bishop to a private residence, and today, as a luxurious accommodation, wedding and events venue. The grounds were subdivided over the years, and the property is now surrounded by four of the original 11 acres of gardens. It opened its doors to the public in 2019.Colour image of the bluestone Bishop's Palace, and it's cast iron lace.architecture, garden, bishop's palace, cast iron lace, cast iron, catholic church

Colour image of the bluestone Bishop's Palace, and it's cast iron lace.architecture, garden, bishop's palace, cast iron lace, cast iron

The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of the bluestone building named Ercildoun by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, bluestone, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune

The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of a brick workers building on the Ercildoun property established by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, bluestone, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune, workers cottage

The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of a timber on the Ercildoun property established by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune, workers cottage, squatter, settlement

The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of a brick workers building on the Ercildoun property established by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, bluestone, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune, workers cottage, squatter, settlement

The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of the entrance to a bluestone building named Ercildoun by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, bluestone, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune

The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of a detail of the bluestone building named Ercildoun by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, bluestone, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune, squatter settlement

The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of a brick workers building on the Ercildoun property established by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, bluestone, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune, workers cottage

The photograph was taken during an opening on Ballarat Heritage Weekend. Colour image of the garden and bluestone building named Ercildoun by squatters the Learmonth Brothers. architecture, garden, bluestone, ballarat heritage weekend, ercildoun, ercildoune