William Sangster

William Sangster (1831 – 6 April 1910) was a Scottish-born nurseryman and garden designer known for establishing public and private gardens in Melbourne, Australia during its early development. He helped introduce the picturesque style of landscape design to Melbourne and the surrounding region.[1]

His notable designs for public gardens include Carlton Gardens in Carlton, Daylesford Public Garden at Wombat Hill, and Victoria Gardens in Prahran. His notable designs for private gardens include Como House in South Yarra, Rupertswood in Sunbury, Rippon Lea Estate in Elsternwick, Stonington mansion in Malvern, and Ard Choille at Mount Macedon, Victoria.[2]

In the 1880s, he wrote extensively for The Australasian newspaper using the pseudonym "Hortensis".[2]

William Sangster
Born1831
Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died6 April 1910
Toorak, Victoria, Australia
Burial placeSt Kilda Cemetery
NationalityScottish-Australian
Occupation(s)Nurseryman and Garden Designer
Known forDesigning public and private gardens.
  1. ^ Vale, Anne (2013). Exceptional Australian garden makers of the 20th century. Middle Park, Vic.: Lothian Custom Publishing Pty Ltd. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-1-921737-11-4. OCLC 853501665.
  2. ^ a b Foster, John (1989). Victorian picturesque : the colonial gardens of William Sangster. Parkville, Vic., Australia: History Dept., University of Melbourne. pp. 1–14. ISBN 0-86839-836-5. OCLC 26718962.