Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia

Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia

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

Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia

Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia

Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia

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.

Information:

For more information about the gardens click here.

Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia

Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia

Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia

Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia

Wittunga Botanic Gardens

Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, 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.

Information:

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, Blackwood, South Australia

Wittunga Botanic Gardens, Blackwood, South Australia

Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Adelaide Botanic Gardens, 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, South Australia

Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia

Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia

Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Adelaide Botanic Gardens, 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, South Australia

Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia

Adelaide Botanic Gardens, South Australia