Resources

Garden guides

Looking for help in the garden? Download our garden planting guides for information on low maintenance plants that save water and attract birds, butterflies and bees.

Adelaide gardens planting guide - Green Adelaide

Adelaide gardens planting guide

PDF | 6 MB
 
Coastal gardens planting guide (for those living closer to the beach) - Green Adelaide

Coastal gardens planting guide (for those living closer to the beach)

PDF | 5 MB
 
Coastal gardens design guide - Green Adelaide

Coastal gardens design guide

PDF | 5.2 MB
 
Coastal gardens design guide graph paper - Green Adelaide

Coastal gardens design guide graph paper

PDF | 68 KB
 
Wildlife friendly gardens - Green Adelaide

Wildlife friendly gardens

PDF | 3.2 MB
 

Samphire information

Samphires dominate our coastal saltmarshes (grassy sections of the coast that are flooded regularly). Learn all about them, including how to ID our local species, in this comprehensive guide.

Samphires of Greater Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula - Green Adelaide

Samphires of Greater Adelaide and the Fleurieu Peninsula

PDF | 6.5 MB
 

Native grass information

Learn how to identify native grasses and maintain them with this guide to get your started.

Native Grasses Guide - Green Adelaide

Native Grasses Guide

PDF | 5.6 MB
 

Wildlife friendly gardens

Bats

 

Birds

 

Butterflies

 

Frogs

 

Lizards

 

Nest boxes

 

Planting natives

 

Possums

 

Towards Cooler, Greener, Wilder seminar series

You can watch the recordings of our online seminar series about key projects to cool, green and wild metropolitan Adelaide.

Topics include biodiversity sensitive urban design (BSUD), hollow habitats, looking after waterways and more.

Stay up to date on these and other events coming up by subscribing to our monthly newsletter. Upcoming seminars are listed on our courses and events page.

ID charts & teaching tools

Teaching resources

Browse our downloadable ID charts, teaching tools, packages and games for use in schools and the community.

Teaching resources - Green Adelaide
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