{"id":688,"date":"2019-03-13T09:36:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T23:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=688"},"modified":"2023-09-15T14:35:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T05:05:09","slug":"gardens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=688","title":{"rendered":"Gardens &#038; Gardeners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=793\">Return to Gateways Topics<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-4-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Mt Lofty Botanic Garden<br><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-attachment-id=\"871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?attachment_id=871\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mt-Loft-Botanic-gardens-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mt Loft Botanic gardens 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mt-Loft-Botanic-gardens-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mt-Loft-Botanic-gardens-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mt-Loft-Botanic-gardens-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mt-Loft-Botanic-gardens-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mt-Loft-Botanic-gardens-1.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mt-Loft-Botanic-gardens-1.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Noel Lothian<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=3370\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?attachment_id=3371\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/8a_Noel_Lothian_August_1968c.jpg?fit=500%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,662\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8a_Noel_Lothian_August_1968c\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/8a_Noel_Lothian_August_1968c.jpg?fit=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/8a_Noel_Lothian_August_1968c.jpg?fit=500%2C662&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/8a_Noel_Lothian_August_1968c.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/8a_Noel_Lothian_August_1968c.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/8a_Noel_Lothian_August_1968c.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/8a_Noel_Lothian_August_1968c.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1278\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/em>From Famine to Magic Squares<br><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-attachment-id=\"1713\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?attachment_id=1713\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lolo-4-2.jpg?fit=225%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,224\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lolo 4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lolo-4-2.jpg?fit=225%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lolo-4-2.jpg?fit=225%2C224&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lolo-4-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lolo-4-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lolo-4-2.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center\">The McGregor Family: Gardeners<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=2075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?attachment_id=2076\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/McGregor-a-adjusted-a.jpg?fit=1403%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1403,992\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"McGregor a adjusted a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/McGregor-a-adjusted-a.jpg?fit=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/McGregor-a-adjusted-a.jpg?fit=840%2C594&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/McGregor-a-adjusted-a.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/McGregor-a-adjusted-a.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/McGregor-a-adjusted-a.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/McGregor-a-adjusted-a.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Return to Gateways Topics Mt Lofty Botanic Garden Noel Lothian From Famine to Magic Squares The McGregor Family: Gardeners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":793,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaNLq6-b6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1278,"url":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=1278","url_meta":{"origin":688,"position":0},"title":"Mount Lofty Botanic Garden","date":"August 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Mount Lofty Botanic Garden, Summit Road\/Top Gate. 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