Archive for the 'Botanic Gardens' Category

On a visit to the Wittunga Botanic Gardens in the Adelaide Hills last year I managed to get some lovely photos of the various plants which were flowering at the time. This was early spring last year and many of the plants were already in full bloom. On the downside, I didn’t see many birds. [...]

Wittunga Botanic Garden is one of several gardens that make up the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. It was first established as a private garden but has been open to the public for some time now. The plant collection has a mixture of both Australian native plants and exotic plants from many countries. The gardens are well [...]

Botanic gardens are excellent places to hone your photography skills. I particularly enjoy taking photos of the many birds that tend to congregate in such places. But birds have a habit of flying off just as you focus on them! Plants and flowers are different. They tend to stay in the same place making photography [...]

My wife and I always enjoy wandering through botanic gardens when we are away from home, travelling or visiting places where there are gardens open to the public. My main interest would have to be the bird life, but I also enjoy taking photos of the scenery, especially the plants that are flowering.

With plenty of lawn areas and picnic tables, Wittunga Botanic Gardens are an ideal place to relax. On my visit late last year I had a picnic lunch in the shade of one of the lovely eucalypt trees prominent in the gardens. Unfortunately I ate alone; my wife was unable to come with me on [...]