bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ æz ɐ fˈɔːɹməl ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɡˈɑːɹdən æt ðə hˈoʊm ʌv ˈɛdwɪn ˈæʃbi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn, ɪt tʃˈeɪndʒd ˌoʊvɚ ðə jˈɪɹz ɐsˈɪstᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛfɚts ʌv ˈɛdwɪnz sˈʌn, ˈɑːɹθɚ kˈiːθ ˈæʃbi tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkən ænd nˈeɪɾɪv ɔːstɹˈeɪliən plˈænts.
Beginning as a formal English garden at the home of Edwin Ashby in 1901, it changed over the years assisted by the efforts of Edwin's son, Arthur Keith Ashby to include South African and native Australian plants.