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The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a 51-hectare (130-acre) public garden at the north-east corner of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide Park Lands.It encompasses a fenced garden on North Terrace (between Lot Fourteen, the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital, and the National Wine Centre) and behind it the Botanic Park (adjacent to the Adelaide Zoo).
Since 2000 the Herbarium has been located in the historic Tram Barn A building adjacent to the Adelaide Botanic Garden's Bicentennial Conservatory on Hackney Road, Adelaide. [5] [6] In late 2011 the Herbarium was due to list its one millionth specimen, possibly a new species. [7] [8]
The park was acquired by the adjacent Adelaide Botanic Garden in 1866, [1] and was formerly used as the venue for the Royal Adelaide Show from 1844 to 1859. On its northern side are an avenue of plane trees planted in 1874. [1] It is also dotted with exotic species such as century-old Moreton Bay figs from Queensland. [1]
Park/garden Park number Locality Adelaide Botanic Garden: Park 11: North Terrace (east) Adelaide Golf Links: Park 1: War Memorial Drive (north) Angas Gardens: Park 12: War Memorial Drive & King William Road: Barr Smith Walk: Park 26 (SW) River Torrens: Bonython Park: Park 27 (NW) Port Road (east) Botanic Park: Park 11: Hackney Road Brougham ...
There are more than 140 botanical gardens in Australia, some like the Australian National Botanic Gardens have collections consisting entirely of Australian native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world.
Wittunga Botanic Garden. The Wittunga Botanic Garden is one of three Botanic Gardens in Adelaide, South Australia administered by the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, a State Government statutory authority; the other two are the Adelaide Botanic Garden located in the inner city's parklands, and the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden.
The Wine Centre is situated at the eastern end of North Terrace, Adelaide in the east parklands and adjacent to the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. The building designed by Cox Grieve Gillett uses building materials to reflect items used in making wine. [2] The exterior of the building looks like a section of a wine barrel.
Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Lake Type Botanical Location Crafers, South Australia Coordinates 34°59′21″S 138°42′50″E / 34.989116°S 138.713765°E / -34.989116; 138.713765 Area 97 ha (240 acres) Opened 1977 Owned by Government of South Australia Operated by The Botanic Gardens of South Australia Website Official webpage First opened in 1977, the ...