Date posted: 15 August 2016
How beautiful are Moreton Bay fig trees? Adelaide Botanic Garden's stately Ficus Avenue (previously named 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 Avenue 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
15 March 2024
The Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium is very pleased to announce that the Director of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia, Mr Michael Harvey, has been elected as the new Chair of the Council of Heads of Australian Botanic Gardens.
21 November 2023
Adelaide Botanic Garden has been announced as a 'Garden of the World Worth Travelling For in 2024' at the International Garden Tourism Awards.
