National Tree Day

Date posted: 31 July 2016

Each year Planet Ark encourages Australians to join the country's biggest nature care initiative and tree planting event, and once again our three gardens (Adelaide, Mount Lofty and Wittunga) will host National Tree Day guided walks and plantings (Sunday 31 July).

The day's an opportunity to not only help or be involved with the planting of trees, but to reconnect with nature.

National Tree Day started in 1996 and since then more than 3.8 million people have planted 22.3 million trees and plants and it's still growing.

Peruse the program below and join us on 31 July to take part! The Garden's four South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival exhibitions will also be on show for the first time on this day.

Adelaide Botanic Garden

Meet at the Friends Gate at 2pm for a FREE 1hr, 15mins walk taking in the significant trees of the Garden's Australian Forest. Then, at 3.15pm, witness the planting of Lophostemon grandiflorus (Northern Swamp Box) in the Australian Forest.

Mount Lofty Botanic Garden

Meet in the Lower Carpark (off Lampert Road, Piccadilly) at 2pm for a FREE one-hour walk taking in exotic trees of the Garden, followed by a planting of Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck' on the lawn on the western side of the Nursery at 3pm.

Wittunga Botanic Garden

Meet at the Shepherds Hill Road carpark at 2pm for a FREE one-hour walk all about Eucalyptus, followed by a 3pm planting of Eucalyptus 'Torwood' near the carpark.

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