Hedgeley Dene Gardens is a public open space in the suburb of Malvern East in

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. It is one of the most popular parks in the Malvern East locality. It is also significant as an example of public open space design that recreates the qualities of an informal, picturesque English garden or northern European landscape in an Australian suburb. It forms part of a network of linear open spaces in Melbourne's eastern suburbs in the

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of the Stonnington and

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, formed along drainage easements and watercourses such as

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. However, Hedgeley Dene Gardens is unique due to its particular landscape

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Bibliography

* Cooper, JB (1935) ''The History of Malvern: From its First Settlement to a City'', Melbourne: The Speciality Press * Strahan, L (1989) ''Public and Private Memory: A History of the City of Malvern'', North Melbourne: Hargreen

References

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