At the Botanic Gardens

At the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens we went to the greenhouses.

One of the greenhouses was super hot bcause it was a tropical one. There was also a mountain greenhouse. The plants in the tropical one were very green and had big leaves. The mountain greenhouse had lots of rocks and little flowers.

There was also a desert greenhouse. It had lots of cactuses. Cactuses can save water by not using it that much. The reason why they don't have to use it that much is because they don't have leaves and leaves in other trees and plants let the water out. Another reason is because they have spikes and it protects them from animals eating them. They also store water inside them.

We also saw a fountain. It had ice in the outer part of the fountain. We had a lot of fun playing with the ice. Jacob found some ice with a pinecone stuck in it.

We played at the rockery there. It was a bit like a kids botanic garden playground. We played kings and queens. I was the queen, Rebecca was a princess and Calvin (my friend) was a prince. I also saw a mouse. The mouse was scuttering through the rocks.

On the way home we saw a squirrel really close!