Five things to do at Adelaide Botanic Garden this autumn
09 March 2023
Autumn is one of the most beautiful seasons to visit Adelaide Botanic Garden. The colors of the leaves change, the air gets a bit crisp, and the garden is full of life.
Date posted: 26 September 2019
Term three is almost over and it’s been a busy time as we’ve bounced into the spring season.
Gardens are dynamic, ever changing environments, and the Little Sprouts Kitchen Garden is certainly no different!
It is worth remembering that gardening is both a journey and a destination. At any time of year, certain plants will be travelling on their way past bud, through full bloom and then onto fruit, whilst others will have arrived at their destination.
At the moment, dill, coriander and fennel are currently in flower in the kitchen garden. They are attracting a host of bees, hover flies and other pollinating insects who are feasting on their wares.
Why not plan your garden with lots of destinations at different times of the year?
Spring is a great time to start planting corn and sunflowers. Keep the dried stalks when they have finished to use as supports for peas and runner beans.
It is also a time where we can harvest snow peas, silverbeet and lettuce.
What will you plant now for the harvesting journey into summer and autumn?
You can learn a lot about gardening and your outdoor space by experimenting. Be bold and try growing different combinations of plants to find out what works.
Experiment with closer spacing or try growing plants with different heights. Taller plants can provide shade and protect smaller plants.
You can mix radish and carrot seeds together and plant out directly in to the soil. In fact, one of the most popular food that children harvest in the Little Sprouts Kitchen Garden is carrots in a range of different colours. Children are captivated and eager to find out what colour the carrot is when it is picked out of the ground!
Join us for a kitchen garden workshop which aims to support and inspire educators to connect children with kitchen gardens.
The workshop will feature a range of presentations and discussions including:
09 March 2023
Autumn is one of the most beautiful seasons to visit Adelaide Botanic Garden. The colors of the leaves change, the air gets a bit crisp, and the garden is full of life.
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