Cast your mind back to 1990 if you can. Sinéad O’Connor’s Nothing Compares 2 U was top of the pops. ‘Grip ball’ was the fad of the summer. And, as writer Carla Caruso recalls, there was a unique way for park-goers to get around Bonython Park / Tulya Wardli (Park 27).

How much time do you usually spend in your Park Lands when visiting? A few hours?

Local artist Renate Andersone recently spent from sunrise to sunset walking 32 kilometres, through nearly all of the Parks in your Park Lands, collecting memento photos for an artwork.

Parts of your Adelaide Park Lands were once targets of night-time raids by scavenging collectors, eager to collect pieces of colonial history.

Cultural historian Noris Ioannou has the story.

We’re helping you to learn about the plants in your Open, Green, Public Adelaide Park Lands - one species at a time.

Today: kangaroo thorn!

Some say talking about the weather is a little dry. But Adelaide has been experiencing some very interesting conditions of late - from thick fog to pink rainbows, downpours, and super-early hints of spring. Here are some of the recent remarkable images of your Adelaide Park Lands.

If you’ve spotted a colourful, retro Kombi around your #adelaideparklands, it's likely that Joanne Roomes would have been at the wheel.

The van brings together two of Joanne’s loves: coffee and art – quite often at one of the most popular parts of your Adelaide Park Lands.

The Pakapakanthi parkrun group will celebrate its fifth birthday on Saturday, August 5.

A loyal crew of people hit the park for a 5km run or walk every Saturday morning. It’s one of three parkrun locations in your Adelaide Park Lands.

Veale Gardens is celebrating its 60th birthday with a ‘glow-up’.

Work is underway to restore the artificial creek bed, two footbridges, and footpaths within the gardens, off South Terrace.

We’re helping you to learn about the plants in your Open, Green, Public Adelaide Park Lands - one species at a time.

Today: crescent-cup liverwort!

The Trees for Life “Regenerate” program is back under way again in your Adelaide Park Lands.

You can Regenerate bushland, and help Regenerate yourself and others, with regular opportunities for bushcare, exploration, citizen science and cultural awareness.

program, which has run since about 2016, is designed to support the mental health and wellbeing of its participants and assist local biodiversity.

Trees For Life was among four community groups to receive funding from the City of Adelaide in June.

What will it take to clean up the centrepiece of your Adelaide Park Lands?

The River Torrens / Karrawirra Pari has been looking shabby in recent weeks, but there’s a lot going on behind the scenes to improve the river’s health.