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April 9, 2007 : Peter and a Mountain Ash
Photos of Peter Wharton once again, this time demonstrating a bit of adventurous gardening.
Peter is definitely not afraid to make the extra effort if the situation calls for it. Last week there was quite a lot of new planting going on in the David C. Lam Asian Garden including a number of mountain ash (Sorbus sp.). This particular species is epiphytic, which means that instead of growing in the soil, it prefers to perch on top of other plants. So Peter clamoured up the side of this old stump and planted the young tree directly into the soft, rotting wood. Pretty cool. When you walk through the garden look up once in a while and you'll probably be surprised to see how many times he has done this over the years.
While I was photographing this I was able to make a couple of short videos with Peter explaining what he was doing. These turned out fairly well and as we update our software I hope to be able to share clips with you on this blog. Stay tuned.
Posted by Andy Hill at April 9, 2007 11:07 AM
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