On Thursday 4th May, Leswalt Primary P5-7 headed off on the service bus to Soleburn to meet with Michael to get some expert advice about plants.
Firstly, we headed into the park and let off some steam playing on the slide, swings and roundabout – very cool fun even when you are 9-12 year olds! Michael popped out to get us and our tour of the Garden Centre started!
He told us about perennials, annuals, evergreens, shrubs and trees and so much more. We got some advice about which plants to put in our new planters for the front door and which compost type to use. This is a job for Friday afternoon! It was interesting to learn about the debate around using peat within compost – something we didn’t know anything about. Inside Soleburn, Michael pointed out the cacti, vegetable plants and lots of indoor plants. It really is amazing just how many different species of plant there are. In class, we have a large 3D display of the parts of a flower and some of us were able to spot these on the plants we saw.
After selecting our plants for the tubs, we paid and headed back over to the park to enjoy the glorious sunshine.
Finally we headed back along the road to wait for the bus. An elderly lady stopped to speak to us; her name is Janet Loch and she told us that she taught at Leswalt Primary for 6 years from 1959! She was delighted to see Leswalt pupils out and about in their local area!
All in all, it was a perfect way to spend a Thursday morning. Hope you like our new front door planters!
