Wittunga Botanic Gardens
1 Comment »17th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Botanic Gardens, Parks and Gardens, Plants, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
My wife and I enjoy visiting the various botanic gardens we come across in our travels. She enjoys looking at the plants, especially the Australian native plants, and well maintained gardens are excellent places to see our wonderful array of native birds. One of our local gardens where we enjoy visiting is the Wittunga Botanic Gardens in Blackwood, a suburb of Adelaide. It is about a 40 minute drive from our home.
Over the next few days I will share some of the photos I took on a brief visit late last year.
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Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia
No Comments »15th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide, Botanic Gardens, Parks and Gardens, Picnics, South Australia
Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Last spring we visited the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. This was after attending a food fair in a suburb a few minutes to the east. After our pleasant stroll through the gardens we stopped for a cuppa and picnic in Botanic Park. This open public area is between the gardens and the Adelaide Zoo.
Botanic Park is popular with families having picnics, for playing simple games with children and generally having a relaxing time. Throughout the year some major festivals utilise the area for displays, musical presentations and even drama. Today I share some lovely photos taken while we were have our picnic.
Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens
1 Comment »14th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide, Botanic Gardens, Parks and Gardens, Photos, Plants, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Over the last few days I have shared some photos I took last spring on a visit to the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. It was a delightful sunny day with many trees and other plants in flower. We had just come from a food fair so we really needed the walk before heading off on the journey home to Murray Bridge.
I managed to take quite a nice little collection of photo despite the batteries on my camera going flat – and the spare batteries I had with me were also flat! Never mind – I did get some.
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens
No Comments »13th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide, Botanic Gardens, Parks and Gardens, Photos, Plants, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
My wife and I enjoy visiting botanic gardens whenever we travel. On an interstate holiday recently we visited all the major and few minor botanic gardens along the route. In fact, I especially chose the route to include as many as we could see in the three weeks we were away.
My wife enjoys looking at the plants, especially the native Australian plants. I enjoy looking for the bird life and botanic gardens with their abundant plant communities are ideal for this. I also love taking photos of the spectacular plants in flower.
Yesterday I shared a few photos taken on a recent trip to one of our nearest gardens, the Adelaide Botanic Gardens here in South Australia. They are about a fifteen minute stroll from the CBD of our capital city. Today I share a few more photos taken there last spring.
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens
No Comments »12th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide, Botanic Gardens, Parks and Gardens, Photos, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Late last year we attended a special food fair in Norwood in suburban Adelaide. After sampling the various wonderful Chinese and southeast Asian food on offer we decided to visit the Adelaide Botanic Gardens for an hour or so. It was a sunny spring afternoon and just right for some photography. I thought I’d share some of my photos today and over the next few days.
I would have liked to have taken more photos but the batteries in my camera went flat. When I went to replace them I found that the spare batteries were also flat. You have days like that! It forced me to relax and enjoy the beautiful environment.
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia
Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia