Botanic Gardens of South Australia Botanic Gardens of South Australia encompasses Adelaide Botanic Garden, Mount Lofty Botanic Garden and Wittunga Botanic Garden. Mission Statement: On behalf of the people of South Australia, manage the natural and cultural resources of the Botanic Gardens & State Herbarium to advance plant conservation and sustainable horticultural practices, and to enrich society. Adelaide Botanic Gardens Organization Biography: Adelaide Botanic Garden is located on123 acres in the heart of downtown Adelaide. Open to the public since 1857, the garden includes the Santos Museum of Economic Botany, and the historically important Victorian Palm House. Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Organization Biography: Proposed in 1911 as a “cool climate arboretum”, Mount Lofty Botanic Garden opened its 97 hectares to the public in 1977. Presently, Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens has a fully wheelchair accessible trail along the lake, and has recently opened the Chris Steele Scott Pavilion. Wittunga Botanic Garden Organization Biography: Wittunga began as a private formal English garden in 1902, was bequeathed to the Botanic Gardens of South Australia in 1965, and eventually opened to the public in 1975. Today, Wittunga Botanic Garden’s 35 acres primarily serves as a public green space for the local community.
Booderee National Park & Botanic Gardens Organization Biography: Booderee National Park and Botanic Gardens, located 3 hours south of Sydney, is the only Aboriginal-owned and managed garden in Australia. The organization is housed within the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage. In 1995 the land was returned to the local Wreck Bay indigenous people. Soon after this transfer, Booderee Botanic Gardens began to focus on growing and interpreting native plants. Mission Statement Booderee is an area, which forms part of a network of sites, places and landscapes (both on land and in the water) that have helped provide generations with the knowledge and understanding of how to properly manage and live with these lands and waters.
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