botanic gardens

Botanic Gardens, Adelaide

Rose Series Postcards, c. 1950, Photograph, B 63151

BOTANIC GARDENS: Part of the landscaping and walkways at the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.

Adelaide Botanic Gardens

c. 1890, Photograph, B 63791

BOTANIC GARDENS: A general view of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens taken from the Adelaide Hospital; the Palm House can be seen in the bottom left hand corner.

Fountain in the Botanic Gardens

c. 1914, Photograph, B 64028

BOTANIC GARDENS: A fountain playing from the centre of a lily pond surrounded with trees in the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.

Botanic Gardens lake

c. 1910, Photograph, B 64147

BOTANIC GARDENS: Part of the lake surrounded with willow and other trees in the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.

Botanic Gardens, Adelaide

c. 1910, Photograph, B 64149

BOTANIC GARDENS: Visitors sitting around a fountain situated at the centre of footpaths passing statuary and flower beds in the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.

Botanical Gardens, Adelaide

1901, Photograph, B 77127/52

View of ducks swimming in a pond, surrounded by willows and reeds, at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Written on frame: 'Botanical Gardens, Adelaide 1901'.

Adelaide Botanic Gardens

1939, Photograph, B 63608

BOTANIC GARDENS: A man and a women identified as Marj and Jim sitting by the lily pond in the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, 17 December 1939.

Palm House, Botanic Gardens

c. 1910, Photograph, B 64148

BOTANIC GARDENS: Palm house at the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.

Lily pond, Botanic Gardens, Adelaide

c. 1910, Photograph, B 64150

BOTANIC GARDENS: The lily pond in the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.

Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, showing gardeners at work in the Rosary, which was established in 1867. In 1973 this area was reworked and became known as the Italianate garden, and since then has been renamed the Mediterranean garden. Two structures with pointed roofs, probably aviaries, can be seen in the middle distance.

Botanic Gardens, Adelaide

1873, Photograph, B 1952

Looking across the garden in the Botanic Gardens to the North Lodge, built in 1866 as the head gardener's cottage.

c. 1912, Photograph, B 75300

View of the kiosk in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, surrounded by trees and plants, taken from across the lake. Caption written on front: 'From Botanic Park, Adelaide'.

Botanic Gardens, Adelaide

c. 1873, Photograph, B 1909

[On front of photograph] 'Botanical Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.' [General description], This view features one of the buildings with a garden bed in the foreground. Note the iron hoops used as a border.

Botanic Gardens, Adelaide

c. 1873, Photograph, B 1957

[On front of photograph] 'Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.' [General description] A man is walking along a path amongst formal gardens, featuring exotic trees and flower beds, in which a large classical urn is displayed. There is a building in the background which is possibly the East lodge (at that time part of the Adelaide Lunatic Asylum).

The Palm House, Adelaide Botanic Garden

c. 1925, Photograph, B 68379

The Palm House in the Adelaide Botanic Garden.

Two views in Adelaide Botanic Garden

Adcock, Thomas, c. 1885, Photograph, B 72273/1-2

Two stereoscope views of scenes in Adelaide Botanic Gardens. See 'Contents' for details.

Colourised postcard of the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide

c. 1910, Photograph, B 72680

Colour tinted postcard showing a distant view of the Botanic Gardens in Adelaide. The Conservatory building can be seen to the left, with gardens in the centre and another building in the distance.

Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Walker, Ken, c. 1970, Photograph, B 77166

View of a garden and pond at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

Botanic Gardens, Adelaide

c. 1873, Photograph, B 1953

Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, showing a sweep of gravel drive, edged with standard roses, and two classical statues. A building, possibly East lodge, can be seen in the background.

Botanic Gardens, Adelaide

c. 1873, Photograph, B 1954

[On front of photograph] 'Botanical Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.' [General description]The Conservatory, with its graceful dome is set amongst trees. In the foreground, iron hoop fencing, of a type still in use today, surrounds a flower bed. The tower of Adelaide Hospital can be seen in the background.

Botanic Gardens, Adelaide

Sweet, Samuel White, c. 1873, Photograph, B 1956

[On front of photograph] 'Botanical Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia.' [General description] A view of water, probably the lake, surrounded by a mixture of native and exotic vegetation: willows, gum trees and grasses.

Botanic Gardens, Adelaide

c. 1873, Photograph, B 1958

A family in their Sunday best promenade in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. In the foreground are some dome shaped structures which appear to be cages or aviaries; there was a zoological section at that time. The young trees in the foreground look like ficus [possibly Moreton Bay figs].