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Mueller had adopted a scientific and educational approach to the
Botanic Gardens, which had come in for criticism by influential Melburnians, who wanted a more aesthetic gardens for recreational use. William Guilfoyle set about creating the Gardens' world-famous "picturesque" landscape style. Over
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Guilfoyle's designs were the erection of over a dozen structures in the Gardens, including pavilions, summer houses, rotundas and 'temples'. These structures were generally located at junctions along the path system and took advantage of an attractive view. They were also practical
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buildings providing much needed shelter from
Melbourne's hot summer sun and unpredictable rain. The Rose Pavilion, for instance, was used for band recitals during the summer months. Another, the "Temple of the Winds" monument was dedicated to Governor
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points of visual interest along the trail of the paths and serving a role not dissimilar to the grottos, classical temples, follies, hermitages and pagodas along the circuit walks of the classic 'English
Landscape School' gardens such as
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and described
William Guilfoyle as "distinguished as a collector evidenced great ardour" and held high hopes for his collecting ability. Mueller's opinion changed when Guilfoyle was appointed to take his place as Director of the
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Guilfoyle of being a "nurseryman no claims to scientific knowledge whatever" and of getting the job due to being related to the wife of the responsible Minister. Mueller subsequently abolished
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Guilfoyle Lawn in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens and more recently in 2013 with the construction of an apartment tower opposite the Botanic Gardens in nearby Coventry Street SouthBank called The Guilfoyle.
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the next 35 years, Guilfoyle sculpted sweeping lawns, meandering paths and glittering lakes, creating a series of vistas offering a surprise around every corner. The swamp and lagoon were separated from the
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Botanic gardens from 1881. Set in four acres (16,000 m²), the gardens are distinguished by rare botanic species, a superbly restored rotunda, a small zoo and playground and the ornate
Thomson Fountain. The
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Botanic gardens in Queen street located on the shores of Lake Colac, were established in 1868, remodelled in 1910 by
Guilfoyle and include a huge diversity of plants with many old and rare trees and a rose
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Botanic gardens which now features an arboretum, rare examples of Himalayan oak and a statue of Scottish poet Robbie Burns, which once stood at Tydenham Castle, near London. Several street-tree
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Shortly after completing the major landscaping of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne in 1879, Guilfoyle designed several Botanic gardens in regional Victorian towns:
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classified the gardens in 1990 with eight tree species listed on the Register of Significant Trees in Victoria.
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William Guilfoyle was privately educated at Lyndhurst College,
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