Olive Pink Botanic Garden

The Olive Pink Botanic Garden lies adjacent to the Todd River not far from the centre of Alice Springs.

Miss Pink was the Honorary curator, and lived on site until her death in 1975. Miss Pink and her Warlpiri gardener, Johnny Jambijinpa Yannarilyi, planted many native plants. Several of these original plantings still survive in the garden today.

Over 250 Central Australian plant species can be seen within the 16 hectare garden, either within themed plantings or in the surrounding bushland on the hillslopes. After heavy rainfall the garden comes alive with wildflowers, and attracts many species of butterflies and birds.

Euros (hill kangaroos) are regularly seen browsing within the garden, and the threatened black-footed rock-wallaby also resides in the rocky hill habitat. Active western bowerbird bowers are present and in summertime many different reptiles can be seen sunning themselves within the grounds.