Date posted: 15 August 2016
How beautiful are Moreton Bay fig trees? Adelaide Botanic Garden's stately Murdoch Avenue was planted full of them (Ficus macrophylla) in 1866 - 150 years ago in 2016 - and it's become arguably the Garden's most iconic vista. But what makes these trees so special?
Check out our video to celebrate 150 years of the Ficus walk and to discover some facts about these amazing plants.
Music: "Porch Blues" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. Strangler fig image: James St. John. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 2.0 License
09 July 2022
Kangaroo Island’s threatened flora is being given a life-line thanks to a new Seed Production Garden.In a bid to safeguard plants from extinction, the Threatened Flora Seed Production Garden will grow multiple populations of the island’s at-risk species, then collect their seed for banking and biodiversity recovery projects on the island.
03 May 2022
Adelaide Botanic Garden has been shrunk down to fun-sized flowers, teensy trees and a petite Palm House for a new ABC TV show, Tiny Oz.
