Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

First opened in 1977, the crescent-shaped Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is situated on 97 hectares on the eastern slopes of Mount Lofty in the Adelaide Hills east of Adelaide in South Australia. The cooler, wetter location suits plants from temperate climates which are difficult to grow on the Adelaide Plains. Amongst the native Australian flora there are tree ferns, as well as exotic cultivated plants from cool climates including Rhododendron and Magnolia and the National Species Rose Collection. The Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, together with the Adelaide and Wittunga Botanic Gardens, comprise the three Botanic Gardens of Adelaide.

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Lake

Gallery

Autumn
Mossy rock pool, Spring Gully Mossy rock pool, Spring Gully  Tree ferns in Fern Gully Tree ferns in Fern Gully  Fern Gully path, with fallen birch leaves Fern Gully path, with fallen birch leaves  Upper section of Fern Gully path Upper section of Fern Gully path  Tree ferns in Fern Gully Tree ferns in Fern Gully

See also

• List of Adelaide parks and gardens

References

Aitken, Richard (2006). Seeds of change : an illustrated history of Adelaide Botanic Garden. Adelaide : Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium.

External links

• Mt Lofty Botanic Garden
• Friends of the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide Accessed 12 September 2012
• Botanic Gardens of Adelaide