Our meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month, February to November, at the Galston Community Centre, 37 Arcadia Rd, Galston, at 8 p.m. to around 10 p.m.
Australia's Open Garden Scheme"Australia's Open Garden Scheme is a non-profit organisation that began in Victoria in 1987. Our aim is to promote the knowledge and pleasure of gardens and gardening across Australia. We do this by opening Australia's most inspiring private gardens to the public."
Australian Garden History Society
"The Australian Garden History Society is the leader in concern for and conservation of significant cultural landscapes and historic gardens through committed, relevant and sustainable action.The Society promotes knowledge of historic gardens and research into their history. It aims to examine gardens and gardening in their widest social, historic, literary, artistic and scientific context."
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
"Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is recognised as one of the world's finest botanic gardens. There are over 10,000 species and 50,000 individual plants in the 38 hectare gardens, including trees and plants of great cultural value."
Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
"The Royal Botanic Gardens is a place of natural beauty, where people come for peace, relaxation, education, and to learn more about plants and horticulture. The surrounding parkland of the Domain is a place for sport, entertainment and recreation. The National Herbarium of NSW — Centre for Plant Conservation & Research — is located within the Royal Botanic Gardens."
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
"The sheltered, landscaped grounds of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens hold historic plant collections and a large number of significant trees, many dating from the nineteenth century.
"It also has an increasing number of important conservation collections of Tasmanian plants and the world's only Subantarctic Plant House."
Australian National Botanic Gardens
Australia's national botanic gardens, plus lots of information on Australian plants and a comprehensive list of other Australian botanic gardens.
Waterfall Cottage
Visit one of our most spectacular gardens. An enchanting rainforest in Bayview, Sydney
Northern Territory
Northern Territory Parks & Gardens
Information about parks, flora & fauna of the Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Botanic Gardens Advisory Services
Information about the Botanic Gardens advice & help line and other services offered, such as lists of garden clubs & societies, calendar of open gardens, garden shows & events.
Tasmania
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Victoria
Parks Victoria
Information and links to all of the gardens and parks managed by Parks Victoria
Royal Botanic Gardens
Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens - South Yarra and Cranbourne
Western Australia
Kings Park
Perth's Botanic Gardens
Societies and Groups
Australian Garden History Society
Working to preserve Australia's garden history
Rose Society Victoria
Features on roses, growers and links
Australian Garden Clubs
Gardening Clubs around Australia.
Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)
Information, pictures and an on-line magazine about the cultivation and propagation of a wide range of Australian native plants.
Information Sites
Australian Institute of Horticulture
Information about the Institute
Burnley College, Melbourne
Information about the college & resources
Global Garden
Australian Gardening Magazine
Garden Web
Australian Gardening Magazine with resources to their international counterparts
Montrose Fire-Safe garden
Information about safer gardening in fire prone areas.
Nursery Industry Association of Australia
Information about the Australian Nursery Industry and some useful resources
International Sites of Interest
National Gardens Scheme
UK's Open Garden Scheme
New Zealand Gardens On-Line
Information about gardening and private gardens to visit in New Zealand
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society of England