南澳大利亚植物园与州植物标本馆概览
南澳大利亚植物园与州植物标本馆（Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia，简称 BGSH）是南澳大利亚州的政府法定机构，由州环境与水务部（Department for Environment and Water）主管，由州长任命的八人董事会（Board of the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium）负责治理。机构总部位于南澳州首府阿德莱德市北台地（North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000），下辖阿德莱德植物园（Adelaide Botanic Garden）、植物公园（Botanic Park / Tainmuntilla）、洛夫缔山植物园（Mount Lofty Botanic Garden）、威通加植物园（Wittunga Botanic Garden）三大公众园区，以及州植物标本馆（State Herbarium）和南澳大利亚种子保护中心（South Australian Seed Conservation Centre）。机构使命是「理解与分享植物如何塑造彼此及人类的未来」，愿景是建立一个受到启发、共同维护生活世界可持续性的社区。
三大植物园与历史沿革
三大植物园历史脉络跨越一百六十余年：阿德莱德植物园于1857年10月4日对公众开放，是机构最古老的核心园区；洛夫缔山植物园可追溯至1911年时任植物园主任莫里斯·霍尔茨（Maurice Holtze）关于在洛夫缔山脉建立冷凉气候树木园的构想，1948年36岁的诺埃尔·洛锡安（Noel Lothian）出任主任后正式推动，1952年首块40公顷用地购入，1954年正式划拨为植物园用地，1959年开始定植并建成首座苗圃，1977年正式向公众开放，目前规模达97公顷；威通加植物园由英国出生的地产经纪兼博物学家埃德温·阿什比（Edwin Ashby，1861—1941）于1902年建立为私人庄园，原址以英式规整花园为蓝本，1965年由其子基思·阿什比遗赠给南澳植物园，1975年正式作为植物园对公众开放，现占地13公顷。三园现任主管为2021年7月就任的迈克尔· Harvey（Michael Harvey），前主管露西·萨瑟兰（Lucy Sutherland）任期为2016—2021年。
迁地保护、科研与种子库
机构迁地保护与科研体系以州植物标本馆（State Herbarium）和南澳种子保护中心（South Australian Seed Conservation Centre）为双核心。州植物标本馆是南澳州植物、藻类、真菌与地衣的核心科研与信息枢纽，馆藏超过一百万份植物标本；南澳种子保护中心承担本州植物区系的迁地保护与种子库建设，开展本土受威胁物种的栖息地恢复、园艺保育、外来入侵植物治理以及 Flora SA 植物志编研。机构在洛夫缔山开展持续的科学监测，重点研究火灾、干旱与干扰对植物多样性的影响；同时为洛夫缔山1980年和1983年两场「圣灰星期三」（Ash Wednesday）山火之后的群落恢复提供长期数据支撑。三大植物园每年接待访客逾200万人次，其中包括数以千计的中小学生。
公共教育、图书馆与基金会
公共教育与图书馆系统面向从学前到成人的全年龄段：学校服务（For Schools）下设学习体验（Learning Experiences）、教师专业发展（Teacher PDs）、学习中心（Learning Hub）与到校参访规划；面向公众的学习板块则整合植物目录（Catalogue of Plants）、园艺指南（Gardening guides）、植物选择器（Plant Selector）、园艺与植物图书，以及治疗性园艺（Therapeutic Horticulture）等项目。图书馆藏书逾40 000项，包括图书、期刊、重印本、缩微胶片、照片、地图、规划图、信件、纪念品与档案材料，积淀跨越150年。机构另设有植物园之友（Friends of the BGA）志愿者网络与南澳大利亚植物园基金会（Foundation），基金会通过捐赠、长椅认捐、遗赠、合作以及面向中学生和大学生的植物园基金会奖学金（Foundation Scholarship）等方式为机构提供长期支持。
访客开放时间与参观指引
阿德莱德植物园与植物公园全年免费向公众开放，公共假期亦不闭园：北台地主园区周一至周五 7:15—17:30（夏令时延至 18:30），周末及公共假期 9:00—17:30（夏令时 18:30）；洛夫缔山植物园位于阿德莱德山区克拉弗斯（Crafers SA 5152），秋色季每日 8:30—17:00，平时 8:30—16:00（夏令时延至 18:00）；威通加植物园位于布莱克伍德区（Blackwood SA 5051），每日 8:30—16:00（夏令时延至 18:00）。机构最近的大型临时展览为「Chihuly in the Botanic Garden」（2024—2025年），展出美国玻璃艺术家戴尔·奇胡利（Dale Chihuly）的玻璃装置作品；其他公众活动包括阿德莱德边缘艺术节（Adelaide Fringe）、自然节（Nature Festival）、植物园之友活动、园艺工作坊、志愿者导览及学校团体预订。
Overview of Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium
The Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia (BGSH) is a State Government statutory authority of South Australia. It is administered through the Department for Environment and Water and governed by an eight-member Board appointed by the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water. Its headquarters are at North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000. The organisation comprises three public gardens — Adelaide Botanic Garden (and Botanic Park / Tainmuntilla), Mount Lofty Botanic Garden in the Adelaide Hills, and Wittunga Botanic Garden in suburban Blackwood — together with the State Herbarium, a scientific hub for plant, algae, fungi and lichen research, and the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre. Its stated mission is to be “champions, protectors and storytellers” building on its collections, sites, expertise and partnerships; its vision is a community inspired to contribute to the sustainability of the living world.
Three Gardens and Historical Development
The three gardens span more than 160 years of history. Adelaide Botanic Garden opened to the public on 4 October 1857 and is the founding garden of the institution. Mount Lofty Botanic Garden traces its origins to 1911, when then-Director Maurice Holtze proposed a cool-climate arboretum in the Mount Lofty Ranges; in 1948 the newly appointed 36-year-old Director Noel Lothian secured approval for the project, the first 40 hectares were purchased in 1952, the land was gazetted for botanic-garden use in 1954, plantings and the first nursery commenced in 1959, and the garden opened to the public in 1977 at its present 97-hectare extent. Wittunga Botanic Garden was established in 1902 as a private estate by English-born naturalist Edwin Ashby (1861–1941) on a formal English design; it was bequeathed to the Botanic Gardens by his son Keith in 1965 and opened to the public as a botanic garden in 1975. The current Director is Michael Harvey (appointed July 2021), who succeeded Lucy Sutherland (2016–2021).
Ex-situ Conservation, Research and the Seed Bank
Ex-situ conservation and research are anchored by the State Herbarium and the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre. The State Herbarium holds more than one million plant specimens and serves as the primary information hub on South Australia’s flora; the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre carries out ex-situ conservation of the state’s native flora, habitat restoration for threatened species, horticulture conservation, weed management and the Flora SA flora project. The gardens support ongoing scientific monitoring of fire, drought and disturbance responses in the Mount Lofty Ranges, providing long-term datasets that inform recovery after the 1980 and 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires, which devastated more than half of Mount Lofty Botanic Garden. The three gardens together receive more than two million visitors each year, including thousands of school students.
Public Education, Library and the Foundation
Public education and library services span pre-school through mature-age learners. The For Schools programme offers Learning Experiences, Teacher PDs, the Learning Hub and support for planning school visits. The wider learning programme integrates the Catalogue of Plants, Gardening guides, the Plant Selector, gardening and plant books, and the Therapeutic Horticulture initiative. The institutional library holds more than 40,000 items — books, journals, reprints, microfiche, photographs, maps, plans, correspondence, memorabilia and archival material — accumulated across 150 years. A volunteer network operates through the Friends of the BGA, and long-term support is coordinated through the Botanic Gardens of South Australia Foundation, which funds the Foundation Scholarship, accepts donations, dedications, legacies, partnerships and memberships, and hosts the Foundation Spring Dinner and other events.
Visitor Hours and Visit Information
Entry to all three gardens is free, and the gardens are open every day of the year, including public holidays. Adelaide Botanic Garden at North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000 is open Monday–Friday 7.15 am – 5.30 pm (extending to 6.30 pm during daylight savings), and on weekends and public holidays 9.00 am – 5.30 pm (6.30 pm during daylight savings). Mount Lofty Botanic Garden at 16 Lampert Rd, Crafers SA 5152 operates on special autumn-colours hours Monday–Friday 8:30 am – 4 pm and weekends/public holidays 8:30 am – 5 pm, with non-daylight-savings hours 8:30 am – 4 pm daily (extending to 6 pm on weekends during daylight savings). Wittunga Botanic Garden at Shepherds Hill Rd, Blackwood SA 5051 is open every day 8:30 am – 4 pm (6 pm during daylight savings). Major recent exhibitions include Chihuly in the Botanic Garden (2024–2025), a presentation of large-scale glass works by American artist Dale Chihuly; the gardens also host the Adelaide Fringe, the Nature Festival, Friends of the BGA activities, horticulture workshops and school-group bookings.
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