Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
No Comments »19th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Botanic Gardens, Mt Lofty Ranges, Parks and Gardens, Plants
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
On my visit to the Wittunga Botanic Gardens late last year I enjoyed strolling around the various paths taking photos of the garden beds, the plants that were flowering and looking for birds to photograph. Sadly I didn’t see many birds; this is usually a good birding spot.
Never mind. I really enjoyed the wonderful spring day with a gentle breeze. Look back over recent days where I shared more photos, and stay tuned for more in the coming days.
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Fore more information about the gardens – location, opening times, facilities – click here.
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
No Comments »18th March, 2010; Category: Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Botanic Gardens, Parks and Gardens, Picnics, Plants
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Late last year I had an appointment in Blackwood, a suburb in the Adelaide Hills. After my appointment I had a picnic lunch in the beautiful Wittunga Botanic Gardens just a few minutes’ drive from where I had my appointment.
After my lunch I went on a stroll through the gardens with my camera. Many plants were in flower and I was able to get some beautiful shots. I’ll share these in the coming days.
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For more information about the gardens click here.
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
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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For more information about location, opening hours and facilities click here.
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia
Wittunga Botanic Gardens Part 4
On our recent visit to the Wittunga Botanic Gardens in the Adelaide Hills, I was torn between photographing flowers and watching out for the birdlife. My wife is more interested in the plants because that is where her interests are strongest. She has a small nursery growing plants native to Australia.
My attention was diverted from taking a few shots of the Anigoznathos family (common name Kangaroo Paw) when I heard a disturbance in a nearby eucalypt tree. Looking up I could see an Australian Magpie being quite upset with the presence of a koala in the branches of the same tree. Despite much raucous calling, a a few dive bombing attempts by a Noisy Miner (a honeyeater), the koala just kept on snoozing. For more details, and a photo, go to my birding blog (click here)
Wittunga Botanic Gardens
Despite being in the middle of a very dry winter, we were delighted with the variety of plants that were flowering. This garden, like so many South Australian parks and gardens, will become a kaleidoscope of colour come spring time.
Wittunga Botanic Gardens Part 3
The Wittunga Botanic Gardens near the suburb of Blackwood in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia is an annex of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Wittunga was once a private garden.
Wittunga Botanic Garden
Wittunga Botanic Garden at Blackwood dates back from 1901, but first opened to the public in 1975. The Garden is of interest all year round however its displays of Australian and southern African plants are especially dazzling in Spring. Species of ericas, proteas, leucadendrons, banksias and hakeas are featured, as are good collections of bulbous and cormose species. Two lakes and a sandplain garden make your visit memorable, whether as a botanist or casual visitor.
Protea flower at Wittunga Botanic Gardens
It had been quite a few years since our last visit to these gardens, but they did not disappoint. Despite being in a busy residential part of the city and hills, there is a wonderful peace, an almost tangible tranquillity in a garden like this.
And this peacefulness is apparent despite the noisy, garrulous screeching of the Rainbow Lorikeets as they feed in the eucalypt trees that abound in the gardens.