Hugh Linaker

Hugh Linaker (1872–1938) was a gardener and landscape gardener, who worked on various local and state government projects in the State of Victoria, Australia.[1]

Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden (Melbourne)

Originally hailing from Ballarat,[2] he was appointed as the Curator of Parks and Gardens for Ararat 1901 where he landscaped the Ararat Botanic Gardens, today better known as Alexandra Park.[3] He applied, and was successful in 1912, to become the 'landscape gardener, Hospital for the Insane,' a position he held until 1937.[4][5]

It is in this role, that Linaker produced multiple designs for the government, and is particularly well-known for his landscape planning associated with psychiatric hospitals.

Grounds designed by Linaker for the government include Alexandra Park, Ararat.,[3] Aradale Asylum,[4] Buchan Caves,[6] Maroondah Reservoir Park,[7] May Day Hills/Beechworth Asylum,[5] Mont Park,[8] Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden[9][10] within the King's Domain,[11] Sunbury Asylum,[12] Yarra Bend Park,[13] and the SEC company town of Yallourn[2]

He also was involved in the design of private gardens, the best-known of which is Burnham Beeches in Sherbrooke, Dandenong Ranges.[14]

Linaker's style of using vertical trees is evident in his plantings, such as at the Maroondah Reservoir Park.

References
  1. (https://www.informit.org/researchers/who-is-informit), Informit - RMIT Training PTY LTD (April 2009). "Hugh Linaker, landscape gardener to the Lunacy Department: a unique position". Australian Garden History. 20 (4).
  2. "MR. HUGH LINAKER". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 1938-10-11. p. 2. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. Design, UBC Web. "Hugh Linaker | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  4. "Aradale Mental Hospital Garden". Victorian Heritage Database Report. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  5. "Farms & gardens in Victorian Mental Health Institutions". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  6. "Buchan Caves Reserve - Australian E-Heritage". eheritage.net. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  7. "Maroondah Reservoir Park | PROV". www.prov.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  8. "Mont Park". National Trust. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  9. "A violet begets violence". The Weekly Review. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  10. Melbourne, School of Historical Studies, Department of History, The University of. "Pioneer Women's Memorial - Cultural Artefact - eMelbourne - The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online". www.emelbourne.net.au. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  11. Domain Parklands Master Plan. https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/domain-parklands-master-plan.pdf: City of Melbourne. 1997.
  12. "VHD". vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  13. "Plan, layout, and planting [cartographic material] : Yarra Bend National Park / H. Linaker ; photo-lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne, 3.6.30. - Version details". Trove. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  14. Saniga, Andrew (2012). Making Landscape Architecture in Australia. UNSW Press. ISBN 9781742246079.
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