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Adelaide Botanic Garden Opening hours Open 7:15am weekdays & 9am weekends & public holidays. Close 7pm in December & January, 6:30pm in February. Mount Lofty Botanic Garden This large and spectacular Garden located on the eastern face of Mount Lofty features displays of cool temperate plants from around the world. The Garden is sign-posted from Crafers on the South Eastern Freeway. Opening hours 8.30am – 4pm [weekdays] 10am – 5pm [weekends & public holidays] Wittunga Botanic Garden This Garden contains an impressive collection of Australian and South African native plants. The Garden is located on Shepherds Hill Road in Blackwood. Opening hours 8.30am – 4pm [weekdays] 10am – 5pm [weekends & public holidays, 6pm during daylight saving] BOTANIC GARDENS OF ADELAIDE North Terrace Adelaide South Australia 5000 Telephone: (08) 8222 9311 Facsimile: (08) 8222 9399 www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au [email protected] Printed on 100% recycled paper. Garden of Ideas Garden of Ideas, in the Adelaide Botanic Garden, showcases the ideas which underpin different styles of Australian gardens. Its sister exhibition, Lost Gardens of Adelaide, exhibited at Carrick Hill, illustrates our local heritage of garden-making. Both exhibitions present and interpret idea that go to the core of Australian society and culture. Exploring interests in conservation and sustainability, public engagement with ideas, and garden-making The Garden of Ideas goes to the core of Australian society and culture depicted through garden design. What: Garden of Ideas exhibition Where: Santos Museum of Economic Botany When: 10am–4pm, 14th October until February 2011 The Santos Museum of Economic Botany and the exhibition program are proudly supported by Santos. EXHIBITION exhibition
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Adelaide Botanic GardenOpening hours
Open 7:15am weekdays & 9am weekends & public holidays.
Close 7pm in December & January, 6:30pm in February.
Mount Lofty Botanic GardenThis large and spectacular Garden located on the easternface of Mount Lofty features displays of cool temperateplants from around the world. The Garden is sign-postedfrom Crafers on the South Eastern Freeway.
Opening hours
8.30am – 4pm [weekdays] 10am – 5pm [weekends & public holidays]
Wittunga Botanic GardenThis Garden contains an impressive collection of Australian and South African native plants. The Garden is located on Shepherds Hill Road in Blackwood.
Opening hours
8.30am – 4pm [weekdays]10am – 5pm [weekends & public holidays, 6pm during daylight saving]
BOTANIC GARDENS OF ADELAIDE
North Terrace AdelaideSouth Australia 5000Telephone: (08) 8222 9311Facsimile: (08) 8222 9399
Printed on 100% recycled paper.
Garden of Ideas
Garden of Ideas, in the Adelaide Botanic Garden,showcases the ideas which underpin different styles of Australian gardens. Its sister exhibition, Lost Gardensof Adelaide, exhibited at Carrick Hill, illustrates ourlocal heritage of garden-making.
Both exhibitions present and interpret idea that go to the core of Australian society and culture. Exploringinterests in conservation and sustainability, publicengagement with ideas, and garden-making TheGarden of Ideas goes to the core of Australian societyand culture depicted through garden design.
What: Garden of Ideas exhibitionWhere: Santos Museum of Economic BotanyWhen: 10am –4pm, 14th October until February 2011
The Santos Museum of Economic Botany and theexhibition program are proudly supported by Santos.
EXHIBITIONe x h i b i t i o n
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Adelaide Botanic GardenThe most visited scientific and cultural attraction in theState, the Garden features thematic plant displays fromaround the world. Attractions include the BicentennialConservatory, Adelaide’s very own indoor tropicalrainforest, the enchanting Australian Forest and thestunning heritage Palm House displaying plants fromMadagascar.
There are also numerous statues, water features, heritagebuildings, a gift shop, kiosk and award-winning restaurant.A Visitor Pocket Guide & Map is available from the Kiosk,Visitor Information Centre and Bicentennial Conservatory.
Admission to the Garden and Botanic Park is free. An entry fee applies to the Bicentennial Conservatory.
Opening hours
Open 7:15am weekdays & 9am weekends & public holidays.
Close 7pm in December, January, 6:30pm in February.
A d e l a i d e B o t a n i c G a r d e n
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Guided Walks with thevolunteer Garden Guides
Please note: guided walks willbe cancelled on days forecastto be 36°C or over. Mt LoftyBotanic Garden will be closed if fire rating is extreme or catastrophic.
Adelaide Botanic Garden
When: 10:30am daily (exceptGood Friday and Christmas Day)Where: meet outside theVisitor Information Centre,Schomburgk Pavilion, AdelaideBotanic GardenCost: Free!
Mount Lofty BotanicGarden
When/where:10.30am, every Thursday, meet at lowercar park.1pm, first Wednesday of themonth, meet at upper car park,Mawson Drive off SummitRoad, Crafers.
Cost: Free!Mini bus tours available:phone 8370 8370
Go it alone
If you prefer to discover thetreasures of the gardens foryourself, choose from a rangeof self-guided walk brochureslocated at each garden inbrochure boxes or from theVisitor Information Centre atthe Adelaide Botanic Garden.
Each month, the GardenGuides produce a new walk forthe Adelaide Botanic Garden.
At Mount Lofty BotanicGarden, one self-guided walkis the BankSA Nature Trail.Discover native plants andanimals in a managed butnatural setting. A new self-guided trail is developed eachmonth from the lower car parkand seasonally from the uppercar park.
At Wittunga Botanic Garden,the Naming Walk shows howplants are named scientificallyand the origins of plant names.
Got a group?
Interested in finding out more about the Gardens? TheGarden Guides offer guidedwalks on a variety of specialinterest topics for groups offour or more. Ring 8226 8803to find out more.
Garden of ideas guided walk
Join the volunteer GardenGuides and discover thestories behind the exhibitionGarden of Ideas. Learn howlandscapes shape culture andhow gardens in Australia havechanged with society.
When: 10am, Thursday 16th DecemberWhere: meet at theSchomburgk Pavilion,Adelaide Botanic GardenCost: gold coin donation, please
Aboriginal food and plant trail
Join the Tauondi Guidesfor a walk, as they reveal how plants have sustainedAboriginal life for thousandsof years by providing food,shelter, tools and medicine.
When: 11am–12noon,Sunday 19th DecemberWhere: meet on theSchomburgk PavilionCost: Free!
SUMMER
ALL SEASONa l l s e a s o n DECEMBERd e c e m b e rin the gardens
Joy rises in me, like a summer’s morn.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I walk without flinching through theburning cathedral of the summer. My bank of wild grass is majestic
and full of music.Violette Leduc
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Aboriginal food and plant trail
Join the Tauondi Guides for a walk, as they reveal howplants have sustained Aboriginallife for thousands of years byproviding food, shelter, toolsand medicine.
When: 11am–12noon,Sunday 23rd JanuaryWhere: meet on theSchomburgk PavilionCost: Free!
Family funday: twirlingbird scarers!
Use recycled materials to makesome harmless, attractive birdscaring ornaments to hang inyour trees so the birds willthink twice before they pinchyour fruit!
When: 2–4pm, Sunday 30th JanuaryWhere: Schomburgk Pavilion,Adelaide Botanic GardenCost: Free!
The Botanic Gardens runs funactivities each school holidays.Participants create art and craft projects while learningabout plants, people and theenvironment. Ages 5 and overonly. To book, tel 8222 9311.
Crazy air plant cork heads!(1.5hrs)
Air plants (Tillandsias) areamazing plants that growwithout any soil, absorbing all their water and nutrientsthrough their leaves. Learn how to care for these amazingplants and create your owncrazy ‘cork head’ person with a real live air plant for hair.
Cost: $15
Mediterraneanfoodalicious (1hr)
At our last Foodalicious, welearnt how to make paper pots for seeds… This time we’ll show you how to makecuttings from food plants ofthe mediterranean and (in caseyou missed out) we’ll help you make a paper pot to growthem in. We’ll visit the SAWater Mediterranean Gardenand see what beautiful plantsthese are!
Cost: Free!
Terrific terrariums (1.5hrs)
A terrarium is like a mini hothouse for plants. We’ll provideeverything you need to designand plant out a terrarium ofyour own inside a curiouslyshaped container.
Cost: $15
JANUARYj a n u a r y in the gardens
FEBRUARYf e b r u a r y in the gardens
SCHOOL HOLIDAYs c h o o l h o l i d a yprogram
Date 10.00am 12.00pm 2.00pm
Friday 7th January Air plants
Tuesday 11th January Terrariums Foodalicious Pebble mosaics
Thursday 13th January Making fire!
Friday 14th January Foodalicious Spider fest!
Tuesday 18th January Air plants Pebble mosaics
Thursday 20th January Making fire!
Friday 21st January Foodalicious Spider fest! Terrariums
Aboriginal food and plant trail
Join the Tauondi Guidesas they reveal how plants have sustained Aboriginal lifefor thousands of years byproviding food, shelter, toolsand medicine.
When: 11am–12noon,Sunday 20th FebruaryWhere: meet on theSchomburgk PavilionCost: Free!
Family funday: Bugs ‘n’ Slugs
Visit our Bugs ‘n’ Slugs displayand learn about the bugs andslugs that make your gardengrow. Fascinating!
When: 2–4pm, Sunday 27th FebruaryWhere: Schomburgk Pavilion,Adelaide Botanic GardenCost: Free!
Spider fest! (1.5hrs)
Are you fascinated by spidersand other 8 legged creatures?Kris from Bugs ‘n’ Slugs willintroduce you to the wonderfulworld of Arachnids. You’ll meetdifferent arachnids, learn allabout them and discoveramazing arachnid facts alongthe way.
Cost: $7
Pebble mosaics (2hrs)
If you have always wanted tolearn about mosaics, now is thetime! Create a fantastic pebblemosaic to take home and learnall the techniques involved soyou can colour your garden withpebble patterns!
Cost: $20
Making fire! (1hr)
Drop in and join our Indigenousguide to learn how to make fireand glue from plants. Meet onthe Schomburgk Pavilion.
Cost: Free!
Note to parents/caregivers
Activities are available to school aged(5+) children only. Each activity must be pre booked at least 24 hours in advance (except Making Fire!).Numbers per group are strictly limited.Vacation care groups can makediscounted group bookings by contactingthe botanic gardens on 82229311. All sessions meet in the GoodmanBuilding except Making fire!
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