Botanic Gardens

Botanic Gardens

Introduction

The Adelaide Botanic Garden is viewed as an oasis at the cosmopolitan heart of the Adelaide city. This beautiful garden is situated at the north east corner of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide Park Lands (Daniels, 2006). The main features of the Adelaide Botanic Garden include the extra ordinary collections of Australian natives, ornamental and exotic plants. In addition to the vast collection of plants, the other important and attractive features of this garden include the SA Water Mediterranean Garden, the Santos Museum of Economic Botany, the Amazon Water Lily Pavilion, Victorian Palm House and the Australian Native Garden. The Adelaide Botanic Garden is relevant to the sustainability criteria because the design of this garden suits the local environmental conditions, consumes less water and minimizes the wastage of water (Daniels, 2010). In addition to this, the management of this garden uses sustainable products.

Key Features of the Selected Sites

In addition to the Adelaide Botanic Garden, the other two sites that have been selected to contrast are the Belfast Botanic Garden and the Bellevue Botanical Garden. The key features of these three botanic gardens are very similar to each other. All these gardens are full of beautiful vast collections of different plants which reflect the nativity of different regions. In addition to the vast collection of plants, various buildings and monuments are also placed in theses gardens to enhance the beauty and attractiveness of these gardens. The main features of the Belfast Botanic Garden include two main buildings namely the Palm House and the Tropical Ravine along with a children playgrounds, walking routes, a bowling green, assorted tropical plants, a rose garden and flower beds (Scott, 2000). The main features of the Bellevue Botanical Garden are also very similar to the Belfast Botanic Garden and the Adelaide Garden. The Bellevue Botanical Garden also includes a wide range of different flowers for the visitors to view. This garden also includes cultivated gardens, natural wetlands and restored woodlands. The main features of the Adelaide Garden are discussed above. It is observed that the key features of these three gardens are almost the same. This is because the basic requirement of a botanic garden is to plant different flowers and flowering plants for the purpose of research. So, the key features of these gardens are very similar to each other.

Sustainable Features of the Selected Sites

Sustainability of botanic gardens is a significant issue that should be kept in mind when thinking of creating a botanic garden. Botanic gardens are said to be having sustainable features if the features and attributes of the botanic gardens are in accordance with the sustainability programs developed to ensure that human beings are consuming natural resources efficiently than they could be replenished by nature. The sustainable features of the selected sites are completely in accordance with the sustainability programs and policies developed in their respective regions. A brief description of the sustainability features of the three selected sites is mentioned as follows.

Adelaide Botanic Garden

The Adelaide Botanic ...