I visited the Pangarinda Botanic Garden, just outside the township of Wellington, South Australia, as part of a round trip drive between Tailem-Bend and Wellington. Rather than ‘hide’ the beauty of the garden in my general review on that drive (Day 305 (Pt.1)) I have decided to include what is essentially a pictorial summary of our winter visit to the garden here.
Continue reading “Out and about – Tailem Bend to Wellington – Pangarinda Botanic Garden – Day 305 (Pt.2)”
Smell the Roses -Victoria Park Rose Gardens
Goulburn has for a long time been seen as little more than a highway stop and a place to see the Big Merino (see separate review on this oversized ram) en-route between Canberra/Melbourne and Sydney. In 1992 the Hume Highway bypassed the city by a few kilometres and to make matters worse, eateries and fuel stations set up at one of the highway turnoffs and soon the Big Merino was moved there as well. Many saw the bypass as a death knell for the main part of the city. Continue reading “Smell the Roses -Victoria Park Rose Gardens”
Sherwood Homestead (Former) Walk Via Blue Range Hut
Generally when people do this walk they do it in either spring or autumn. This lets them enjoy either the display of daffodils still growing on the site of the long abandoned Sherwood Homestead or the sight of a range of exotic deciduous trees as their leaves transform from green to an assortment of browns, yellows and reds before finally drifting to the ground in the former homestead gardens.
Not being one to follow the crowd I visited in the winter. Continue reading “Sherwood Homestead (Former) Walk Via Blue Range Hut”
Wittunga Botanic Garden – Australia v South Africa
The South Australian Government manages three botanic gardens in the Adelaide area:
The Adelaide Botanic Garden
Mount Lofty Botanic Garden
Wittunga Botanic Garden.
The 14 hectares Wittunga Botanic Garden was established by Edwin Ashby in 1902 though it did not come into state ownership until 1965. It was opened to the public in 1975 and contains and extensive collection of plants from Australia and South Africa (mainly from the Cape Province district which has similar climatic conditions to Adelaide). Continue reading “Wittunga Botanic Garden – Australia v South Africa”
Adelaide Botanic Garden
There are three Botanic Gardens in the Adelaide area:
The Adelaide Botanic Garden
Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, and
Wittunga Botanic Garden.
The now 125 acres Adelaide Botanic Garden which opened to the public in 1857, at the Eastern end of North Terrace, is the most accessible of the three. That doesn’t mean you should only go there. They are all very different and each very much worth a visit (separate reviews on the others). Continue reading “Adelaide Botanic Garden”
‘……. And The Firmament Sheweth His Handywork’ – Bible Garden
Residential development on the southern part of Palm Beach and the headland separating it from Whale Beach means that there are very few places to get an elevated view of the beach, and beyond, from the south, unless you befriend a resident. Continue reading “‘……. And The Firmament Sheweth His Handywork’ – Bible Garden”
War Memorial – Sculpture Garden
The Sculpture Garden found around the Australian War Memorial was established in January 1999 with the aim of offering a place for quiet contemplation of the sacrifice of the many Australians who have died in war. It does this very well. Continue reading “War Memorial – Sculpture Garden”
Arthur McElhone Reserve
If you visit Elizabeth Bay House (or even if you don’t, as it has very limited opening hours), a heritage property built for Colonial Secretary Alexander Macleay in the 1830s, do pop across the road for a look at the delightfully manicured, though small, Arthur McElhone Reserve. Continue reading “Arthur McElhone Reserve”
Garden Island
Garden Island’s European history goes right back to the arrival of the First Fleet (European settlement) into Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788. The island was set aside as a vegetable garden (hence its name) to grow food, initially for the crew of ships anchored in the Harbour. Continue reading “Garden Island”
The Rambling Wombat 