Room 14 celebrate National Tree Day

Room 14 decided to thank all those wonderful trees around the world by taking part in a tour of the Botanic Gardens to celebrate National Tree Day.
It was a beautiful Autumn day and we were glad to be out in the sunshine looking at all the pretty colours. We learned so much!

• Did you know that there is a tree in the Botanic Gardens that smells like sugar (or even candy floss)?
• We also felt the trunk of a tree that was made of cork!
• We were given special permission to enter the Viking house and learned how it was made entirely of plants and trees.
• We saw the oldest tree in the gardens- a yew tree and the tallest tree- a 'baby' Sequoia- it was 180 years old- some Sequoia trees live to be 3000 years old!
• We learned about the 'rag tree.' It is a hawthorn tree that people attach mementos to for good luck or to pray for someone. 
• We visited the vegetable patch and its scarecrow to hear all about the yummy organic vegetables.
• We found some lily pads in the pond.
• We enjoyed all the beautiful scents of the rose garden.
• We finished our tour in the palm houses looking at all the tropical plants!

It was great fun- thanks so much to our wonderful tour guide and to Yvonne for joining us.