The Australian Botanic Gardens - Cranbourne was the destination for this month's Family Day. On a 35C day I would have preferred to be somewhere cooler, but DS#1 had an ulterior motive for choosing the destination.
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| Arid Outback Garden |
He is doing a project for his University degree which requires researching Australian Native Trees and Grasses - so he asked if we could combine Family Day with some research.
We walked past the Arid Garden,
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| Australian Grass Trees |
through the Formal Australian Flora Gardens
Past the Bandicoot....
the What?
yes the Bandicoot - cute isn't he?
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| Native Garden |
Across their WIP - That's the New Section they are building..
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| Australian Bush Reserve |
And into the Native Bush Reserve
And what do you do when you have walked through such a dry and hot terrain and come across a tranquil watercourse?........
Go Paddling!..
Oh yes, they are VERY grown up!
This was our first trip into the Gardens and I was pleasantly surprised. The staff were lovely, the Formal Gardens were easy to get around and the food at the Cafe was delicious. - What more could we want?
Maybe the little critter should be called a bandi-scoot. Thanks for the pictures of the lovely park!
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