Public & Private Gardens

Ensuring the Perpetuity of Historic Roses

Public Gardens
Conservation & Preservation

Keeping Historic Roses in the Public Domain

PRHRiA has been involved in several Public Garden restorations, replantings, and maintenance programmes, ensuring that historic Roses remain a part of our Public Gardens Heritage. Our most significant contributions have been to Falls House in Lesmurdie, Araluen Botanic Park in Roleystone, and Stirling Square in Guildford.

Falls Farm Garden

A Garden Steeped in History

Falls Farm is steeped in local history and fortunately was saved from the bulldozer and fully restored. The Heritage Rose Gardens at Falls Farm are maintained by PRHRiA. Read more HERE.

Stirling Square Gardens

100 Roses for 100 Years

Listed on the State Register of Heritage Places, and a place of significance to Noongar people, Stirling Square was home to four neglected rose beds. Read how, and why, they were reinvigorated HERE.

Araluen Botanic Park

Significant Collection of Historic Roses

Araluen has a significant rose collection of over 400 varieties and 2,500 plants. The rare 'found roses' are given pride of place. But Araluen was not always a Botanic Park. Find out more HERE.

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Pinjarra Heritage Rose Garden

Heritage Rose Garden at Historic Edenvale

Started in the early 1980s to complement the historic buildings at Edenvale, roses were donated from all over Australia. The garden is approximately 1 acre with over 300 roses. Read more HERE.

Garden page Private Gardens

Private Gardens

The World of Heritage Rose Enthusiasts

Private Gardens & The People Who Created Them

Ensuring the Survival of Heritage Roses in Western Australia

PRHRiA has members who have cultivated and nurtured beautiful gardens full of old fashioned Heritage Roses. Some members open their gardens to the Public during the year, either as an Event or by appointment. Some of these gardens you will find listed for Openings on our EVENTS page and some are only open by appointment. Some of the gardens are not ever open to the Public, but you can have a glimpse into their rosey world on this website. Read on to find out more about someone's labour of love with Heritage Roses.

Suburban Garden Thriving on Passion

Jan Eastman Garden, Thornlie WA

Jan's garden is a haven for birds, bees, and ladybirds, and her bountiful roses are testament that you do not need a lot of space to create your own Rose Heaven.

Bucolic Charm in the Perth Hills

Shiell Garden, Darlington WA

The house and garden cascade from the roadway into the valley, surrounded by a natural environment of bush, granite outcrops, and rose eating kangaroos!

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Travelling on the Trail of Old Roses

Di Durston Garden, Mt Nasura WA

A beautiful rambling garden in Mt Nasura in the Southern Perth Hills, Di Durston has an extensive collection of Old World Roses that ramble in and through her half acre heaven.

Rose Heaven in the Idyllic South West

Mostly Roses Garden, Newlands WA

A beautiful rural garden and small farm, Seamus Johnston has created a Rose Heaven in the small town of Newlands, just 3 hours drive from Perth City. Visits by appointment.

Challenges of Restoring & Recreating an Old Garden

Blackwood Historic Garden, Darlington WA

Created by Horace Mofflin, who was the Foundation President of the National Rose Society of WA from 1932 to 1938, Blackwood was once an impressive garden with 1000 roses.

Living & Learning Among the Roses

Billy West Garden, Wattle Grove WA

Billy West was awarded the inaugural Trevor Nottle Award in 2021 for her outstanding contribution to the study, preservation, and promotion of old roses. Her garden is extensive and reflects her passion.

Boutique Inner Suburban Garden

Melisa Hillman Garden, Baywater WA

Old fashioned scented roses create true elegance in this beautiful Paris inspired courtyard garden on the Perth City fringe. This exquisite oasis exemplifies the creative possibilities that limited space can offer.