Pangarinda Botanic Garden

01/06/2026

Great workshop coming to Tailem Bend next week for those wanting to learn how they can do their part to reduce their waste around the home and kitchen ♻️

♻️ The Great Unwaste Workshop – Tailem Bend 🍏

Let’s turn food waste around! 🌱

Join Foodbank SA & NT for an Unwasting workshop, where you’ll discover practical tips to save food, money and the planet 🌍💚

From flexible meal planning to clever storage hacks, you’ll leave with everything you need to start unwasting like a pro!

What you’ll learn:
🥕 How to store food the right way
🍽️ Flexible meal planning tips
🍲 Creative ways to use leftovers
🧅 How to use up older items first
🛒 Smart shopping, prepping & serving hacks

📍 Tailem Bend Town Hall
📅 Friday, June 12
⏰ 12 PM – 1 PM

👉 Secure your place here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-great-unwaste-workshop-coorong-district-council-tickets-1989890904261

Delivered by Foodbank SA & NT’s Education Team as part of the Great Unwaste initiative 👏

Let’s make every bite count ♻️💚

16/05/2026

🌿 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 🌱

Botanic Gardens Week is coming up, and we’d love you to celebrate with us at Pangarinda Botanic Garden for a relaxed and creative open morning 💚

This year’s theme is ✨ 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 ✨ and there’s no better place to slow down, reconnect with nature, and enjoy good company than your local botanic garden.

Join us on 📅 Wednesday, 20 May for:

🌿 𝟵:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿
Join the Pangarinda volunteers for a guided walk and learn about the site and the many plants grown there.

☕ 𝟭𝟬:𝟯𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗮
Please RSVP for catering by contacting Sam on 1300 785 277

🎨 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝟭𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 – 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
Join local artist Ann Lund to learn printmaking basics inspired by the garden setting.
⚠️ Places are limited – bookings essential
📞 Book your spot with Patsy on 1300 785 277

Botanic gardens are places where your health grows to support mental, physical, and social wellbeing through fresh air, gentle movement, and connection with nature 🌼

🌏 Learn more about Botanic Gardens Week and events across Australia: 👉 www.bganz.org.au📍

02/05/2026

📢 An update from the Pangarinda Crew

Just days after a much-needed light autumn 🌦 rain, a quiet transformation began at Pangarinda Botanic Garden. From what had appeared to be bare, dry earth, the first shoots of 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙖 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙪𝙢 🌸emerged, bringing a welcome splash of colour to the landscape.

Closely related to the lily family, these striking plants display rich wine-red blooms, sometimes softening into shades of pink. Their sudden appearance after rain is a reminder of the resilience and beauty of Australia’s native flora. 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙖 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙪𝙢 is not only found locally but also occurs across regions such as the Yorke Peninsula, parts of Victoria, and the Flinders Ranges. Its ability to thrive in varied environments highlights its adaptability to Australia’s often harsh and unpredictable climate.

Alongside it, another species adds contrast to the garden’s seasonal display. 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙖 𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙪𝙢, with its smaller but equally eye-catching 🌼 yellow flowers, brings a bright, sunny tone to the autumn palette. Unlike many flowering plants, the flower heads of 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙖 𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙪𝙢 gradually die back and form bulb-like structures. These drop to the ground and self-sow, allowing the plant to naturally regenerate and spread throughout the garden.

Native to more inland areas of South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria, 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙖 𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙪𝙢 is well suited to drier conditions and continues to flourish with minimal intervention.

Together, these two species create a subtle yet stunning display at Pangarinda Botanic Garden each autumn. Their emergence following rain 🌧 serves as a gentle reminder of the cycles of nature and the importance of preserving native plant species in our local landscapes.

✍️ Article written by Pangarinda Botanic Garden Volunteer, Kaye Bartlett

📰 Each month the Volunteers of Pangarinda Botanic Garden submit an article to local publication Tailem Topics - view the latest edition here 👉 https://www.tailembendprogress.com.au/tailem-topics

📷 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥: 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘮𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘮𝘢 𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘶𝘮

27/04/2026

Cute!

27/04/2026

🌿 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 🌱

Botanic Gardens Week is coming up, and we’d love you to celebrate with us at Pangarinda Botanic Garden for a relaxed and creative open morning 💚

This year’s theme is ✨ 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 ✨ and there’s no better place to slow down, reconnect with nature, and enjoy good company than your local botanic garden.

Join us on 📅 Wednesday, 20 May for:

🌿 𝟵:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿
Join the Pangarinda volunteers for a guided walk and learn about the site and the many plants grown there.

☕ 𝟭𝟬:𝟯𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗮
Please RSVP for catering by contacting Sam on 1300 785 277

🎨 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝟭𝟮:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 – 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
Join local artist Ann Lund to learn printmaking basics inspired by the garden setting.
⚠️ Places are limited – bookings essential
📞 Book your spot with Patsy on 1300 785 277

Botanic gardens are places where your health grows to support mental, physical, and social wellbeing through fresh air, gentle movement, and connection with nature 🌼

🌏 Learn more about Botanic Gardens Week and events across Australia: 👉 www.bganz.org.au

02/04/2026

📢 An update from the Pangarinda Crew

Visitors to Pangarinda Botanic Garden are often surprised at the wide variety of small eucalypts growing there.

Two of them are 𝘌𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢, found growing on the yellow sand plains of the Great Victoria Desert. It is enjoying our hot, dry summer.

𝘌𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘢, commonly called Bookleaf Mallee due to its leaf formation, produces yellow-green flowers in autumn that appear amongst the grey, mauve-tinged leaves. Growing 2 to 3 m tall, it is proving to be a popular small garden tree

✍️ Article written by Pangarinda Botanic Garden Volunteer, Kaye Bartlett

📰 Each month the Volunteers of Pangarinda Botanic Garden submit an article to local publication Tailem Topics - view the latest edition here 👉 https://www.tailembendprogress.com.au/tailem-topics

📷 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥: 𝘌𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘢

03/04/2025

📢 An update from the Pangarinda Crew

☀️ Summer is a time when a number of Eucalypts flower, this year as dry as it is they have been flowering and attracting insects 🐜 and 🐦 birds. A few Rainbow Beeeaters have been spotted, not only by volunteers but also visitors from 📍 Austria.

During their visit they 📷 photographed a Blackshouldered Kite which they were very excited to show volunteers. They told us they had visited Australia five times, they love our 🌳 Eucalypts and were very impressed to see so many different species 🌱 growing.

Flowering for the first time is 𝙀𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖 commonly called ribbon-barked mallee, as in autumn the bark is shed in ribbons 🎀 beginning from the base to the upper limbs staying attached and moving with the wind until it breaks free. It will become more obvious as the tree matures. There are a few Eucalypts that shed bark this way, seen commonly in the 📍 Western Australian goldfield area.

✍️ Article written by Pangarinda Botanic Garden Volunteer, Kaye Bartlett

📰 Each month the Volunteers of Pangarinda Botanic Garden submit an article to local publication Tailem Topics - view the latest edition here 👉 https://www.tailembendprogress.com.au/tailem-topics

📷 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥: 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦. 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰. 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘶𝘤 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢.

25/03/2025

👋 Come find us this weekend at the 2025 Volunteering Expo and find out more about volunteering at Pangarinda! 🙋🌱🍃