August Pelzer Park Lands walk

Join Chris Daniels, Professor of Biology at the University of South Australia and Chair of the Green Adelaide Landscape Board alongside the City of Adelaide's Matt Jorgensen, Horticulture Team Leader for a stroll through the South Park Lands.

The tour will start with a focus on history, including the story behind Landscape Gardener and Horticulturalist, August Wilhelm Pelzer who was appointed by the City of Adelaide as 'City Gardener' in August 1899.

We'll also be chatting about current Horticultural practices and how we're seeking to protect and enhance biodiversity, native grasslands and woodlands in the Adelaide Park Lands

The walk will start at Osmond Gardens, near the entrance of the Himeji Garden.

About Adelaide Park Lands

The expansive Adelaide Park Lands embrace the city in a leafy figure of eight. Made up of 29 parks and 6 city squares over 7.6 million square meters, the Park Lands is the city’s lungs, backyard, playground, meeting space and more. Discover the Adelaide Park Lands and City Layout, the world’s first and only planned city in a park, proudly listed on the National Heritage List.