As much as it shames me to admit, I was never aware of the gardens full of beautiful plantation in the wild animal park—it is, after all, a wild animal park, not a wild plant park. It’s true what they say, you learn something new every day! I’ve been to the WAP several times, yet it was still the first time I ventured to that side of the park; the plant side.
Our tour guide, Maren Peterson, was very thorough! She went through her points smoothly and accurately; always ready with an example to redirect our eyes to when she brought up a specific plant. I was su
rprised to find the gardens to be so huge, I couldn’t possibly imagine planting and taking care of so much vegetation. Though the effort showed in the result! The beauty of its was undeniable; several times, a few classmates (myself included) got left behind because we lingered too long to take our photographs. We really got lost in the moment, and the beauty of the gardens. I couldn’t believe that I never knew they existed. The further we ventured into the gardens, the more I forgot where I was—Wild Animal Park? Here? No way, this was an herbaceous splendor!
The light change was painstakingly ongoing, with the sun constantly slithering in and out from behind the clouds. That made it difficult for picture taking, but somehow created some interesting compositions. Overall, the trip was a fantastic educational process. I was impressed to find out how even with their massive collection of different types of native plants, they park was also trying to plant native grass! It was also interesting to learn that native plants are much more tolerant against fires.
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