 Displayed as geographically and aesthetically distinct "specimens" to emphasise differences in foliage, flowers and form, the plants on show at Vaucluse House are examples of a period defined by prosperous ports, imperial politics, seafaring trade networks and exciting scientific discovery.This pleasure garden remains Sydney's most complete surviving example of the Gardenesque, over 150 years later.Vaucluse House's pleasure garden contains plants from the Americas.