New Botanic Gardens director named

A museum administrator who has worked for cultural institutions across Australia and the United Kingdom has been announced as the new director of the South Australian Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium.

Wrong note: Botanic Gardens opposes Adelaide Oval outdoor concerts bid

UPDATED: A bid to stage music events with up to 15,000 people at Adelaide Oval No.2 could “saturate” the city’s outdoor concert market and threaten Botanic Park’s status as a revenue-earning venue for national and international artists, the Botanic Gardens’ board has warned.

The Bicentennial Conservatory in the Adelaide Botanic Garden.

New boardwalk, visitor centre proposed for Botanic Garden

A raised boardwalk down an avenue of Moreton Bay figs, new glasshouses and visitor centres and a bridge across the Main Lake are part of a proposed new Adelaide Botanic Garden masterplan released for public feedback.

South Australia to host major botanic gardens congress

Climate change, saving threatened plant species and keeping gardens relevant in a modern world will be among issues tackled when plant scientists, botanists, administrators and educators from around the world meet in Adelaide next week.

Adelaide Botanic Garden Wine Launch

Following a 12-month collaboration between the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, the National Wine Centre and Jacob’s Creek the 2016 Field Blend Rose and Dry White wines were tasted for the first time last month.

Fly in, fly out: SA scientists study the secret life of bats

A new high-rise development in Botanic Park is only accessible by air, and its residents have attracted the interest of scientists who want to know the secrets of their success.

Botanic Gardens appoints first female director

The Botanic Gardens of South Australia has appointed its first female director after 160 years of operation.

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