Join the Eskbank House Museum Garden Team for a session on Winter Pruning and Shaded Gardening with horticulturalist & arborist Jessica Lawn. Jessica Lawn designed the heritage garden at the museum as an imagined kitchen garden with a traditional layout and plantings that are listed as available in Australia in the 1800s, in keeping with the period of Eskbank House.
The session takes you through best practice pruning with demonstrations using the deciduous fruit trees and grape vine in the Eskbank community heritage garden, fondly known as Mary’s Garden. The will also discussions issues with shaded gardening.
Tea & coffee will be available and the museum is a beautiful place to bring your lunch and enjoy a picnic in the grounds.
Learn about the history of houses, interiors and gardens in NSW and explore material relevant to Lithgow and surrounding areas.
Drawing on Museums of History NSW’s rich collections, experts will deliver illustrated presentations followed by a Q&A.
There will also be an opportunity for you to view original collection material such as wallpaper, trade catalogues, tiles, architectural pattern books and historical garden sources.
This is a free event
Caring for the Community, Heritage, History and Environment of the Lithgow LGA
Museum Visits The museum is open to the public for guided tours Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm
Entry fees are $5.50 and $2.50 concession and pre-booked groups per person
Eskbank House Museum and Lithgow City Council are collaborating with Kim Bagot-Hillier, an artist, printmaker and storyteller, to celebrate the National Trust’s Australian Heritage Festival in 2026 with the theme ‘Change’. The Festival at Eskbank House Museum includes an exhibition and four events
This exhibition explores the changing landscapes of gardens from colonial times to post-World War II. This exhibition is inspired by the artistic representation of plants, flowers and gardens within art, gardening magazines, flower seed catalogues and print from the 1850’s through to the 1950’s. A 100 year journey of how the Landscapes changed and gardens evolved.
Click the links below for more information about each event.
Exhibition:A New Landscape: Gardening From 1850 to 1950 running from 18 April to 21 May 2026, during museum open hours, Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm
No experience necessary just a willingness to unleash your creativity in a hands-on workshop, no matter if you are a beginner or an experienced printmaker come along and create your own unique piece of artwork on paper.
Explore textures and colour inspired by the historical setting of Eskbank House Museum.
No experience necessary but if you have a creative spark, please bring it along. All materials provided and there are tea and coffee too!!
So if you like to try something new, and spend a day with good company please come along.
Costs: $25.00 Adults $20.00 Concession Under 16yrs Free Tea, Coffee and Lunch Provided All Materials for the Workshop provided
Come and experience the impressions of plants from the garden. Create beautiful artworks and see what is unseen in the world of plants which are unveiled through ink.
No printmaking experiences necessary, but it helps if you like flowers. All materials provided and there are tea and coffee too!
So if you love plants, flower, art and good company or you just want to learn something new please come along. You never know what creative seeds could be sown.
Costs: $25.00 Adults $20.00 Concession Under 16yrs Free Tea, Coffee and Lunch Provided All Materials for the Workshop provided
