When visiting Adelaide, one of the places everyone should visit is for sure the Botanic Garden, which is located in the heart of the city, open every day and free to enter (you are able to join a free guided tour if you prefer).
The historic garden opened in 1857 and is a popular place for locals to walk among 50 hectares of beautifully maintained gardens, observing stunning architecture, relax in the shade, have a coffee or refreshing drink in a cafe, observe Australia's finest plant collections, get lost in jungle looking areas or enjoy the sound of the birds and watch the ducks passing by (or trying to attack you as you take pictures of their babies).
As mentioned, this duck daddy was on guard the entire time and made sure to protect his family. Good boy :)
This beautiful glass house is called The Palm House and there you can see an amazing collection of plants from Madagascar and many of those plants are actually endangered.
Amazon Waterlilly Pavillion is another glass house, where you can see Victoria amazonica waterlilly, which in the wild is found in the backwaters of Amazon river. The spectacular flower can only be seen between September and April but it only lasts for about 48 hours. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to see it this time.
What happens is, the flower opens up white as you see in the picture, the beetles are then drawn to the scent and the flower traps the beetle inside, which then transfers the pollen and fertilisation takes place. The flower then opens again on the following evening (but this time in pink or blue colour). The beetles repeat the process, whereas then the flower closes back up and sinks back underwater. How fascinating is that?!
Bicentennial Conservatory is an absolute gem and gives you a feeling of a true jungle experience. Again, many of these species are at risk and endangered.
There is an award-winning restaurant among the bushy garden as well if you feel like something more fancy.
Anywhere you turn, you will be surprised by how well the garden is taken care of. Whether it's the plants, the flours, the jungle areas, or even a little garden where they grow produce, such as lettuce, tomatoes and so on.
Thanks for watching and thanks to my friend Richard for taking a few pictures and keeping me entertained while I was busy trying to get some nice shots of the place.
See you next time Hive tribe!
Kat