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Secret Garden Resources

The following resources relate to the Secret Garden exhibition.

 

TARANAKI STORIES

Jury Clan's Big Steps For Plantkind
Taranaki plantsman Felix Jury has developed some the world's most famous magnolias, camellias and rhododendrons. Read how growing plants has become a way of life for another generation of Jurys.

 

'Art Chooses You'
Pay a visit to Susan Worthington of Waitara, who combines an enduring love of plants with mighty artistic talent to produce some of the world's finest and most beautiful botanical images.

 

Pukekura Park - A Place That Steals Hearts
Nearly 130 years ago the people of New Plymouth had the foresight to develop a magnificent park. Find out how this place of great beauty is still touching hearts today.

 

TREASURELINK

TreasureLink is a free online resource for teachers published every Wednesday.

 

TreasureLink features a new Taranaki story every week and provides links through a selection of learning activities to Puke Ariki's treasure trove of resources.

 

 

WEBSITES

Taranaki Plants - More about the plants, gardens and ecology of Taranaki - care of the Taranaki Regional Council

 

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet - Everything creepy, crawly, gross and slimy... highly recommended!

 

Insect Scramble Puzzle - Can you complete the ladybird challenge?

 

Nature Puzzles - A great science and nature site with loads of activities and games.

 

House of Slime - Everything you ever needed to know about slugs, and a bit more!

 

Build a Butterfly - Monarch butterfly puzzle.

 

Plant Games - Fun on-line activities suitable for younger children.

 

Animal Transformations - Video clips of insects metamorphing (Quicktime)

 

Virtual Insects and a Spider - Video clips of virtual insects. (Quicktime and Worldview)

 

Name that Bug - Guess the identity of the bug (may take a while to load)

 

The Virtual Garden - Create your own virtual garden & explore it in 3D

 

Go for Green! - Check out a range of garden-related Fact Sheets! 

 

ACTIVITY SHEETS

Here are some great activity ideas.  For help with downloading and saving these PDF activity sheets, see the Help page.

 

Make a Birdhouse (141kb)

 

Make a Driftwood Frame (151kb)

 

Grow a Grasshead (145kb)

 

Make a Worm Farm (144kb)

 

Make a Terrarium (143kb)

 

Make a Mosaic Paver (198kb)

 

Make a Paper Plate Hand Flower (159kb)

 

Make a Tin-Can Garden Light (155kb)

 

Make Egg Shell Plant Pots (152kb)

 

PATHFINDER

Gardens and Gardening
This guide aims to help you locate gardening resources available at Puke Ariki.



 



 





Taranaki Stories.
Read how Patea got a grand library, albeit a miniature one

Read how Patea got a grand library, albeit a miniature one, through the beneficence of a reclusive Irish bachelor farmer, an award winning architect and an expert overseer......

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