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On June 8th 2007 the Year 1 children at Springdale Infant school visited the Gardens. They visited the arid and tropical habitats and really enjoyed it. This is what they said.

A and ..... discuss the differences between the different habitats. Click here to listen.

Here is J talking about the Tropical House and the pitcher plant. Click here to listen.
Listen to E talking about a special cactus. Click here to listen.
L discovers the banana plant and tells us a little about it. Click here to listen.
Do you think S has made a mistake? Click here to find out.
C gives a clue to why the plants in the Tropical House are so big. Click here to listen
Listen to M talking about his visit. Click here to listen.
P was impressed by the Arid House. Click here to listen.
O also liked the cactus  for a very special reason. Click here to listen.
Ja found a lot to talk about in the Tropical House. Click here to listen.
A tells you how a pitcher plant gets it food. Click here to  listen.
A bit more about the cactus from Av. Click here to listen.
Some plants are big and some are small. Here Co describe what she saw. Click here to listen.
Listen to H talking about the banana plant. Click here to listen.
R thinks the bog garden was her favourite place. Click here to listen.
Rg was interested in the leaves of the banana plant. Click here to listen.
This is a written description of the Tropical House by T. Click here to listen. 
Finally  Z tries to work out what happens to the water that the cactus drinks. Click here to listen. 

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