The Garden

The founder of the Garden, Miss Olive Pink, planted many different trees and shrubs in the 20-odd years she lived on site. It is clear from her diaries that many of the seedlings she grew failed to establish in the Garden – probably because of the harsh summers. However, despite the long drought in the 1960s, some of the trees she propagated from seed survive in the Garden today.

There is a self-guided walk around some of the sites of significance for Miss Pink – click on Miss Pink’s Garden Guided Walk to download a PDF version of the walk.
Most of the garden she planted around her hut was a mix of native and introduced species, such as agaves and annual flowers. These plantings were removed when Miss Pink passed away, in line with her wishes to establish a public botanic garden on the Reserve.