The gardens' most notable feature is the Palm House conservatory. The foundation stone was laid by the Marquess of Donegall in 1839 and work was completed in 1840.[4] It is one of the earliest examples of a curvilinear cast iron glasshouses in the world. Designed by Charles Lanyon and built by Richard Turner, Belfast's Palm House predates the glasshouses at Kew and the Irish National Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin, both of which Turner went on to build. The Palm House consists of two wings, the cool wing and the tropical wing. Lanyon altered his original plans to increase the height of the latter wing's dome, allowing for much taller plants. The Palm House also features a 400-year-old Xanthorrhoea. (Wikipedia)A coloured postcard showing a large glasshouse standing in the middle of Belfast Botanic Garden.chatham family archive, belfast, garden, ireland, glasshouse, belfast botanic garden, palm house

Graham Hopwood was a student at the Ballarat Technical Art School when he completed the sketch of the gardens. He later became a renowned secondary art teacher writing the book 'A Handbook of Art'.Eight greeting cards featuring a drawing of the Ballarat School of Mines Botanical Gardens by Graham Hopwood.ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, ballarat school of mines, graham hopwood, centenary, materia medica, alumni

Photographe of a metal plaque located in the Ballarat School of Mines Botanical Gardens1879-1979 These botanical gardens were established in 1879 in connection with the materia media course of the Ballarat School of Mines. They were inspired bu Baron Ferdinand von Mueller K.C.M.G., Ph.D., F.R.S., who examined students in Botany from 1880 - 1888. Early lecturers were J.F. Usher and E. Guthiel, M.D.ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, materia medica, ferdinand von mueller, botany, j.f. usher, emil gutheil

Newspaper clippings from Boroondara Review Local 16/1/2013 and taped to another cutting dated 23-1-2013, about the name of the North Balwyn route 48. Has a photo of Ern Wass standing in front of A1 267. Ern was complaining about the name arrangement when the formal name is "Balwyn North" and other suburbs which don't match the formal name. Yarra trams view is that it did not warrant changing.Has the dates and paper names in ink - and "Get a life Watta Dill" in green ink.trams, tramways, route 48, north balwyn, yarra trams, submissions

Shows picture of Mactier Gardens and Victoria Hotel, Hogan Street, Tatura,.Colour photograph showing Mactier Gardens (on left) and Victoria Hotel (on right) Hogan Street, Tatura. Photograph stuck onto piece of white cardboard. hogan street tatura, mactier gardens tatura, victoria hotel tatura

"Meeting Under the Pergola to Chat" is part of the Banksia Gardens collection from 1998. It captures a moment of social interaction within a public space designed for residents of social housing to meet and engage with their neighbours. This image highlights the significance of communal areas in fostering a sense of community and belonging among residents. The pergola serves as a focal point for social gatherings, reflecting the thoughtful urban planning aimed at enhancing social cohesion and quality of life in the housing development during that period.The photograph titled "Meeting Under the Pergola to Chat" is part of the Banksia Gardens collection from 1998. It depicts social housing with public spaces designed for neighbours to meet and interact. This image captures the essence of community life and the importance of shared spaces in fostering social connections within the housing development. The photograph not only documents the architectural and social planning of the era but also highlights the value placed on communal areas for enhancing the quality of life for residents.Colour photograph on glossy photographic paper."Pergola where neighbours meet to chat, Public Housing"/"Banksia Gardens 1998"social housing, banksia gardens, pergola, meeting place, 1998

The Boroondara General Cemetery is registered by Heritage Victoria. The Henty's were some of the earliest settlers in Victoria.From Heritage Victoria Statement of Significance Last updated on - December 15, 2005 What is significant? Boroondara Cemetery, established in 1858, is within an unusual triangular reserve bounded by High Street, Park Hill Road and Victoria Park, Kew. The caretaker's lodge and administrative office (1860 designed by Charles Vickers, additions, 1866-1899 by Albert Purchas) form a picturesque two-storey brick structure with a slate roof and clock tower. A rotunda or shelter (1890, Albert Purchas) is located in the centre of the cemetery: this has an octagonal hipped roof with fish scale slates and a decorative brick base with a tessellated floor and timber seating. The cemetery is surrounded by a 2.7 metre high ornamental red brick wall (1895-96, Albert Purchas) with some sections of vertical iron palisades between brick pillars. Albert Purchas was a prominent Melbourne architect who was the Secretary of the Melbourne General Cemetery from 1852 to 1907 and Chairman of the Boroondara Cemetery Board of Trustees from 1867 to 1909. He made a significant contribution to the design of the Boroondara Cemetery Boroondara Cemetery is an outstanding example of the Victorian Garden Cemetery movement in Victoria, retaining key elements of the style, despite overdevelopment which has obscured some of the paths and driveways. Elements of the style represented at Boroondara include an ornamental boundary fence, a system of curving paths which are kerbed and follow the site's natural contours, defined views, recreational facilities such as the rotunda, a landscaped park like setting, sectarian divisions for burials, impressive monuments, wrought and cast iron grave surrounds and exotic symbolic plantings. In the 1850s cemeteries were located on the periphery of populated areas because of concerns about diseases like cholera. They were designed to be attractive places for mourners and visitors to walk and contemplate. Typically cemeteries were arranged to keep religions separated and this tended to maintain links to places of origin, reflecting a migrant society. Other developments included cast iron entrance gates, built in 1889 to a design by Albert Purchas; a cemetery shelter or rotunda, built in 1890, which is a replica of one constructed in the Melbourne General Cemetery in the same year; an ornamental brick fence erected in 1896-99(?); the construction and operation of a terminus for a horse tram at the cemetery gates during 1887-1915; and the Springthorpe Memorial built between 1897 and 1907. A brick cremation wall and a memorial rose garden were constructed near the entrance in the mid- twentieth century(c.1955-57) and a mausoleum completed in 2001.The maintenance shed/depot close to High Street was constructed in 1987. The original entrance was altered in 2000 and the original cast iron gates moved to the eastern entrance of the Mausoleum. The Springthorpe Memorial (VHR 522) set at the entrance to the burial ground commemorates Annie Springthorpe, and was erected between 1897 and 1907 by her husband Dr John Springthorpe. It was the work of the sculptor Bertram Mackennal, architect Harold Desbrowe Annear, landscape designer and Director of the Melbourne Bortanic Gardens, W.R. Guilfoyle, with considerable input from Dr Springthorpe The memorial is in the form of a small temple in a primitive Doric style. It was designed by Harold Desbrowe Annear and includes Bertram Mackennal sculptures in Carrara marble. Twelve columns of deep green granite from Scotland support a Harcourt granite superstructure. The roof by Brooks Robinson is a coloured glass dome, which sits within the rectangular form and behind the pediments. The sculptural group raised on a dais, consists of the deceased woman lying on a sarcophagus with an attending angel and mourner. The figure of Grief crouches at the foot of the bier and an angel places a wreath over Annie's head, symbolising the triumph of immortal life over death. The body of the deceased was placed in a vault below. The bronze work is by Marriots of Melbourne. Professor Tucker of the University of Melbourne composed appropriate inscriptions in English and archaic Greek lettering.. The floor is a geometric mosaic and the glass dome roof is of Tiffany style lead lighting in hues of reds and pinks in a radiating pattern. The memorial originally stood in a landscape triangular garden of about one acre near the entrance to the cemetery. However, after Dr Springthorpe's death in 1933 it was found that transactions for the land had not been fully completed so most of it was regained by the cemetery. A sundial and seat remain. The building is almost completely intact. The only alteration has been the removal of a glass canopy over the statuary and missing chains between posts. The Argus (26 March 1933) considered the memorial to be the most beautiful work of its kind in Australia. No comparable buildings are known. The Syme Memorial (1908) is a memorial to David Syme, political economist and publisher of the Melbourne Age newspaper. The Egyptian memorial designed by architect Arthur Peck is one of the most finely designed and executed pieces of monumental design in Melbourne. It has a temple like form with each column having a different capital detail. These support a cornice that curves both inwards and outwards. The tomb also has balustradings set between granite piers which create porch spaces leading to the entrance ways. Two variegated Port Jackson Figs are planted at either end. The Cussen Memorial (VHR 2036) was constructed in 1912-13 by Sir Leo Cussen in memory of his young son Hubert. Sir Leo Finn Bernard Cussen (1859-1933), judge and member of the Victorian Supreme Court in 1906. was buried here. The family memorial is one of the larger and more impressive memorials in the cemetery and is an interesting example of the 1930s Gothic Revival style architecture. It takes the form of a small chapel with carvings, diamond shaped roof tiles and decorated ridge embellishing the exterior. By the 1890s, the Boroondara Cemetery was a popular destination for visitors and locals admiring the beauty of the grounds and the splendid monuments. The edge of suburban settlement had reached the cemetery in the previous decade. Its Victorian garden design with sweeping curved drives, hill top views and high maintenance made it attractive. In its Victorian Garden Cemetery design, Boroondara was following an international trend. The picturesque Romanticism of the Pere la Chaise garden cemetery established in Paris in 1804 provided a prototype for great metropolitan cemeteries such as Kensal Green (1883) and Highgate (1839) in London and the Glasgow Necropolis (1831). Boroondara Cemetery was important in establishing this trend in Australia. The cemetery's beauty peaked with the progressive completion of the spectacular Springthorpe Memorial between 1899 and 1907. From about the turn of the century, the trustees encroached on the original design, having repeatedly failed in attempts to gain more land. The wide plantations around road boundaries, grassy verges around clusters of graves in each denomination, and most of the landscaped surround to the Springthorpe memorial are now gone. Some of the original road and path space were resumed for burial purposes. The post war period saw an increased use of the Cemetery by newer migrant groups. The mid- to late- twentieth century monuments were often placed on the grassed edges of the various sections and encroached on the roadways as the cemetery had reached the potential foreseen by its design. These were well tended in comparison with Victorian monuments which have generally been left to fall into a state of neglect. The Boroondara Cemetery features many plants, mostly conifers and shrubs of funerary symbolism, which line the boundaries, road and pathways, and frame the cemetery monuments or are planted on graves. The major plantings include an impressive row of Bhutan Cypress (Cupressus torulosa), interplanted with Sweet Pittosporum (Pittosporum undulatum), and a few Pittosporum crassifolium, along the High Street and Parkhill Street, where the planting is dominated by Sweet Pittosporum. Planting within the cemetery includes rows and specimen trees of Bhutan Cypress and Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), including a row with alternate plantings of both species. The planting includes an unusual "squat" form of an Italian Cypress. More of these trees probably lined the cemetery roads and paths. Also dominating the cemetery landscape near the Rotunda is a stand of 3 Canary Island Pines (Pinus canariensis), a Bunya Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) and a Weeping Elm (Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii') Amongst the planting are the following notable conifers: a towering Bunya Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii), a Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), a rare Golden Funeral Cypress (Chamaecyparis funebris 'Aurea'), two large Funeral Cypress (Chamaecyparis funebris), and the only known Queensland Kauri (Agathis robusta) in a cemetery in Victoria. The Cemetery records, including historical plans of the cemetery from 1859, are held by the administration and their retention enhances the historical significance of the Cemetery. How is it significant? Boroondara Cemetery is of aesthetic, architectural, scientific (botanical) and historical significance to the State of Victoria. Why is it significant? The Boroondara Cemetery is of historical and aesthetic significance as an outstanding example of a Victorian garden cemetery. The Boroondara Cemetery is of historical significance as a record of Victorian life from the 1850s, and the early settlement of Kew. It is also significant for its ability to demonstrate, through the design and location of the cemetery, attitudes towards burial, health concerns and the importance placed on religion, at the time of its establishment. The Boroondara Cemetery is of architectural significance for the design of the gatehouse or sexton's lodge and cemetery office (built in stages from 1860 to 1899), the ornamental brick perimeter fence and elegant cemetery shelter to the design of prominent Melbourne architects, Charles Vickers (for the original 1860 cottage) and Albert Purchas, cemetery architect and secretary from 1864 to his death in 1907. The Boroondara Cemetery has considerable aesthetic significance which is principally derived from its tranquil, picturesque setting; its impressive memorials and monuments; its landmark features such as the prominent clocktower of the sexton's lodge and office, the mature exotic plantings, the decorative brick fence and the entrance gates; its defined views; and its curving paths. The Springthorpe Memorial (VHR 522), the Syme Memorial and the Cussen Memorial (VHR 2036), all contained within the Boroondara Cemetery, are of aesthetic and architectural significance for their creative and artistic achievement. The Boroondara Cemetery is of scientific (botanical) significance for its collection of rare mature exotic plantings. The Golden Funeral Cypress, (Chamaecyparis funebris 'Aurea') is the only known example in Victoria. The Boroondara Cemetery is of historical significance for the graves, monuments and epitaphs of a number of individuals whose activities have played a major part in Australia's history. They include the Henty family, artists Louis Buvelot and Charles Nuttall, businessmen John Halfey and publisher David Syme, artist and diarist Georgiana McCrae, actress Nellie Stewart and architect and designer of the Boroondara and Melbourne General Cemeteries, Albert Purchas.Digital imagescemetery, boroondara, kew, gatehouse, clock, tower, clocktower, heritage, memorial, henty, james henty

Black & White Photo Central Park Gardens looking towards gates from near No 1 Grandstand. Photo located in Griffin Album Cat. no 1254 page 25. Black & White Photograph of Central Park Gardens. Photo looking towards the entrance gates, Lower Main St.stawell

5 pages of an article from "The Australian Garden Journal" written by Claire Pitts, Vol 10 No 2 Dec 1990 / Jan 1991. The summary at the introduction to the article states "Claire Pitts focuses on some of the very diverse areas within the gardens that are the horticultural centre of Victoria, and describes how they have been modified over time." Illustrations included Claire Pitts graduated 1986, Burnley Horticultural College, Associate Diploma Horticulture (Perhaps she has done the degree since then?)5-page article by Claire Pitts from Garden Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, Dec, 1990-Jan. 1991claire pitts, garden journal, diverse gardens victoria, associate diploma of horticulture, burnley gardens, change in victorian gardens

Shows first stage of restoration of old swimming baths, and conversion to enclosed garden.B/W photo of old Swimming Baths in Buninyong Botanic Gardens, constructed by Shire Engineer C P Wilson c 1919 around existing pool.buninyong, swimming baths, botanic gardens, c p wilson

Shows first stage of restoration of old swimming baths, and conversion to enclosed garden.B/W photo of old Swimming Baths in Buninyong Botanic Gardens, constructed by Shire Engineer C P Wilson c 1919 around existing pool.buninyong, swimming baths, botanic gardens, c p wilson

The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s. These postcards may or may not include the name of the publisher or printer. A number of the cards were published as parts of popular series. A way of dating early postcards is to identify whether the reverse was divided by a central line which became the norm after 1902 in the United Kingdom. However, other postcards produced after this date do not always conform to this print layout.Colour postcard of the Rockery, in Kew Gardens, London. Front - Kew Gardens, The Rockery / Copyright F.F. & Co. Reverse - POST CARD / FOR INLAND POSTAGE THIS SPACE, AS WELL AS THE BACK, MAY NOW BE USED FOR COMMUNICATION. FOR FOREIGN POSTAGE THE BACK ONLY (Post Office Regulation) /THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN HERE. Dear Henry. Many thanks for Birthday greetings received today the first one to remember me. Hope you are well as this leaves all. Thi sis the only postcard in Sea Lake so excuse. No more just now with kind regards from Estherpostcards -- uk, postcards -- kew gardens, kew gardens -- the rockery

The Claxton Monument and Fountain in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens was recommissioned in 1997 after extensive renovations and a computerised engraving system was purchased for the labelling of plants.The Claxton Monument is an important part of Ballarat Botanical Gardens historic statuary. And the new labelling system would help preserve part of City's history.I page (p.5) of yellowed newsprint with a large black and white photograph of the Claxton Monument to the right hand side. Cut out of newspaper at the bottom.At the top of the page, written in blue biro: "10.30 am 15/8/97 - Joan Garner - President attended by 50 Friends and Garden Staff."john garner, doctor, ballarat botanical gardens, friends of the ballarat botanical gardens, claxton monument, restoration, frederick moses claxton, mayor, computerised labelling system, claxton, john garner collection, gardens, ballarat, courier

Central Park Gardens. Postcard c1900 showing three children. Two Girls at right and a boy at center of photo3 Postcards 2 colored of Central Park Stawell showing 3 childen 2 females under arch way and one male on path in gardens.One of the colored Post cards is addressed to Miss Roney Hartey 95 Thompson St Williamstown from Min. Date on stamp Oct. 27 1908 and posted in Stawell.stawell

On cover pages are 6 photographs of Burnley College and the heading "An Australian Horticultural School Enterprise at Burnley,Vic". The 4 photos on the lower half of the cover page were used in "Green Grows Our Garden", by A.P Winzenreid, Hyland House (1991) p. 52. A.P Winzenreid described the photos as: Top left (photo 3): Espaliered fruit tree on fence, established and trained by George Russ and continued as a feature of interest into the 1950s. Located in old nursery area. Top right (photo 4): orchard spraying. Bottom left (photo 5): View of pavilion. Note Luffmann's pond and Pinus radiata planted in 1860s and removed by G. Manley and A. Tylee (1951-53). Bottom right (photo 6): A.W. Jessep (principal) and E.E. Pescott (lecturer) outside Principal's residence. (Photos 1 and 2 on the cover of the Garden Lover were not reproduced in "Green Grows Our Garden". The Australian Garden Lover, vol. 2 no. 7, October 1, 1926, p 266-7. Cover and two pages.the australian garden lover, green grows our garden, a.p. winzenreid, george russ, espaliered pear, old nursery, orchard, spraying, pavilion, ponds, pinus radiata, a. w. jessep, e. e. pescott, principal's residence, gardening publication, horticulture newspaper, 20s gardening

v, 89 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 30 cm. non-fictionAn educational resource for Middle Years students about the history of the City of Boroondaraboroondara - history - kew - hawthorn - canterbury - camberwell - surrey hills - ashburton

On 22 June 1994 the City of Kew ceased as a municiplity and was absorbed into the City of Boroondara as a result of local government restructuring. The City of Kew has a rich history as a commnity based local government and was widely revognised as a leader in the provision of local government services. Colour photograph of a plaque showing the names of the City of Kew Chairmen and Mayors plaque at the entrance of Alexandra Gardens, Kew.kew, alexandra gardens, city of kew, kew municipality, council amalgmation, h.e. wiltshire, ivan wade, l.f.i. hawkins, jack ryan, j.d. ryan, gerrie petrie, dick cremin, r.j. cremin, alan hutchinson, p.n.v. wallinga, noel whiting, martin solomons, j.l. mccue, john hogan gervasoni, kaye cole, s.k. o'brien, r.e. saunders, phyllis hore, joe ormando, j.l. tutt, a.a.b. martin, m. montalto, d.g. oldaker, r.a. streeton, t. indovino, f. barnard, s.s. argyle, j.l. carnegie, f.r> ratten, a.j. mcconchie, jack gervasoni, j.h. gervasoni, s. kellett

Central Park Gardens Rose Series Postcards P1664. Shows Several Palm trees circular gardens and pathways. c1910-1920.Postcard of The Rose Series P. 1644 Central Park, Stawell. Also included are two enlarged copies of the post card. Post card shows hedge of cypress in the background and various sized Palm trees in round garden beds in the foreground. c1910 - 1920With best wishes for the New year from Bob & Mary written on the back of the post card. Issued by The Rose Stereographs Armadale Victoriastawell, tourism

Sladen House became part of the R S & S MillSladen House Gardenstextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, sladen house, geelong, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Sladen House became part of the R S & S MillSladen House Gardenstextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, sladen house, geelong, textile mills - staff, textile mills

Sladen House became part of the R S & S MillSladen House Gardenstextile mills - staff textile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, sladen house, geelong, textile mills - staff, textile mills

The Ballarat School of Mines Botanical Garden was established in 1879 and was used by students of Botany and Materia Medica.Image of the Ballarat School of Mines Botanical gardens, with a woman sitting on a seat and an man standing near a staircase. A plaque in front of a tree appears new, allowing the dating of the photo to be around 1979.ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, ballarat school of mines, centenary, materia medica

Courier, "Inside Out with Kim Quinlan", Wednesday 25th May, 1994, speaking with Bob Whitehead, outgoing Chairman of the Friends of the Botanic Gardens, Ballarat.Bob Whitehead was instrumental in the formation of the Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Prior to that, he was Parks and Gardens Director for the City Council. So, he was something of an authority on the Gardens and the Friends' early history. p.4 of the Ballarat Courier, torn down right side, yellow with age. There is a black and white photograph of the Statuary Pavilion in the Gardens, top right hand corner.Blue biro marks in columns 3,4,5.john garner collection, garner, dr, whitehead, courier, chairman, friends of the botanical gardens, city council, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat, gardens, bob whitehead, jack chisolm, jessie scott, ballarat botanical gardens' design, gardens' history, history of the friends.

This children's book was produced to document the construction of the Nature Play Space in Warrnambool Botanic Gardens in 2020. It tells the story of what great community spirit, persistence and excellent teamwork can achieve; a nature play space for all to enjoy. The project was funded by the Victorian Government's 'Pick my Project' initiative and overseen by the Friends of Warrnambool Botanic Gardens in conjunction with the Botanic Gardens team and Warrnambool City Council.This book is significant as it documents the construction of the nature play space in Warrnambool Botanic Gardens. It is one of few locally produced children's books.Soft cover book with image of Warrnambool Botanic Gardens which wraps around to the back cover. The image shows the lake with children feeding ducks and trees in autumn colours.The title text is black and sub-title and author's name in grey.children's literature, garden construction, children's playgrounds