It’s always interesting to hear an ‘outsider’s’ viewpoint, so have a read of UK Stephen Lacey’s take on several Victorian gardens.
Lacey visited the Australian Garden Cranbourne, Heronswood, Melbourne’s RBG, Cruden Farm and the National Rhododendron Garden at Olinda. He praises all, including the Australian Garden but says “beauty sometimes loses out to didacticism”.
UK Telegraph ‘Botanical Wizard of Oz – exploring Australia’s best gardens’