Parks & gardens

The Vaucluse House kitchen garden

Plant your history

Museums of History NSW cares for not only its houses, museums and collections, but also the historic gardens and grounds of nine of these properties – ranging from the extensive grounds of Vaucluse House and Rouse Hill Estate to the tiny backyards of Susannah Place

Growing the living collection – camellias at Vaucluse House

At Vaucluse House, Museums of History NSW cares for a highly significant collection of historical camellias, including several rare cultivars dating back to the mid-19th century

Saying goodbye to spring: the jacarandas at Vaucluse House

For those who visit Vaucluse House, the annually blossoming jacarandas are a friendly and gentle reminder that spring is coming to a close for another year

Vaucluse House kitchen garden

The Vaucluse House kitchen garden recently underwent a significant rejuvenation project to preserve the site and allow it to continue to be used as a valuable educational resource

Home in the Hunter

The Hunter Region is the traditional home of the Wonnarua people. The first European settlers arrived in the 1820s, mainly squatters who claimed large areas of land on which to graze sheep

Beautiful bountiful bamboo

One of the most recognisable plants growing at Museums of History NSW today is bamboo. This colourful plant has a long history in colonial gardens

Holiday travel & tours in NSW

The object of publishing this Holiday Tour Booklet is to place in the hands of the visitor… information that will be of practical assistance in the selection of a suitable holiday resort…

Colonial plants database

The Colonial plants database includes more than 11,000 listings of plants known to be available in the colony of NSW prior to the 1870s