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Sunday, September 15

Seeds banked in United Kingdom to aid Aussie bushfire recovery

Rare pea seeds are being flown back from a British bank to save a species from extinction in South Australia.

South Australia to host major Botanic Gardens congress

Climate change, saving threatened plant species and keeping gardens relevant in a modern world will be among issues tackled when plant scientists, botanists, administrators and educators from around the world meet in Adelaide next week.

The Adelaide Botanic Garden's Palm House with the soon-to-be-demolished Royal Adelaide Hospital East Wing in the background.

City botanic garden shrugs off development pressures and expands

As city botanic gardens around the world struggle to maintain their footprints in the face of development pressures, one city garden is about to grow to its biggest size in its 180-year history.

Adelaide Botanic Garden unveils second wine vintage

The second vintage of wines made from grapes grown in the middle of the city at the Adelaide Botanic Garden has been released.