A short drive from Adelaide Oval, we reached Adelaide Botanic Garden. Opened in 1857, Adelaide Botanic Garden and adjacent Botanic Park are both a tranquil oasis, vibrant cultural precinct and busy centre of botanical learning and research. This 51-hectare (130-acre) public garden is situated at the north-east corner of the Adelaide city centre.
There are several gates to enter into the garden and entered via the Gingko Gate.
There are several sections in the Botanic Garden showcasing different botanical collections. From Gingko Gate, we first arrived at the Garden of Health. This iconic health and wellbeing demonstration garden displays plants used to heal and promote wellbeing in western and non-western culture.
Next, we came to the Cactus and Succulent Garden. Here we can discover how plants from the Americas and Africa have evolved to deal with their harsh environments and the similarities between them.
Below is the Palm (or Tropical) House. It is a Victorian-era glasshouse which was imported from Bremen, Germany in 1875. It was opened in 1877 and was restored in 1995 and 2018. It is the second-oldest glasshouse in Australia, and the only known one of German manufacture from that period left in the world, all others having been destroyed during World War II.
We then visited the Amazon Waterlily Pavilion.
The original pond dates to 1868 and is still the central feature.
This garden is simply too huge for us to cover it completely within the time that we planned to spend here. Based on the garden map, I think we only managed to cover 20-30% of the garden. We slowly walked back towards Gingko Gate via the SA Water Mediterranean Garden as well as Murdoch Avenue.
Following was some of the birds that we came across during our short visit to Adelaide Botanic Garden.
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