On Sunday, December the 6th, members, committee and guests came together in the gardens at Burnley to celebrate the end of 2020. Truly superb to see so many familiar and new, friendly faces in person, rather than via screens. We were fortunate to have a mostly sunny...
Josephine Mifsud
Women in Horticulture: Emmaline Bowman
Emma Herd chats with horticulturalist, Emmaline Bowman about how she became interested in the field and why she loves it as much as we do.
Event Highlight: Sharon Harris’s Open Garden
On Sunday 28th November 2020, showers didn’t deter a keen band of garden enthusiasts from enjoying Sharon Harris’s open garden in Thornbury. It was the perfect event to bring us out of COVID lockdown and get us reacquainted with why we love gardens so much. Sharon,...
Book Review: The Earth in Her Hands
Rosemary Ulph reviews “The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants” by Jennifer Jewell.
Event Highlight: Reconnect Lunch, Old Man Drew Cafe
Old Man Drew Café proved to be the perfect venue for our first event for 2020. On Sunday 23rd February 2020, the shabby chic garden ambience made for a relaxing place to meet with like-minded women. Old and new members joined with some new contacts to discuss their...
Event Highlight: Celebrating Women in Arboriculture
On Saturday 23rd November, EWHA's final event for 2019, was a Celebration Lunch to recognise Women In Arboriculture. The event was hosted at the Amora Hotel Riverwalk Melbourne. You may wonder why the focus on Arboriculture for our Celebration Lunch this year. We can...
Event Highlight: Greening our Cities – Gardens for High-density Living
On Wednesday 23rd October 2019, we were gifted perfect weather for our exclusive visit to the award-winning rooftop garden set 30 storeys high on the Phoenix Tower in Flinders Street. Here Merran Porjazoski from Bent Architecture and Gary Simpson from Infinite...
Community Solutions in a Changing Climate
If you are concerned about what a changing climate means for you then the Yarra Ranges Council has an event for you.