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Teaching Garden at New Bolton

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In April, ground was broken for a teaching garden at New Bolton Center. The garden contains toxic and poisonous plants and is established in cooperation with the Penn State Cooperative Extension. Penn State's Chester County master gardeners have designed and installed the garden. This is the only garden of this type in the mid-Atlantic region.

"The garden will serve as an important teaching tool," says Dr. Robert Poppenga, associate professor of pathobiology. "It brings together, in one spot, as many plants of veterinary concern as possible. This makes it much easier for our students to observe the plants at various stages of growth for identification purposes. It also allows the planting of some plants that are not native to the area."

"The garden will contain plants potentially poisonous to animals such as cattle and horses," says Thomas Bare, lead master gardener on this project. "We plan to eventually have growing here at least 30 species of plants that can sicken or poison these large domestic animals. The plants, some of medicinal interest, will be displayed in attractive beds so that students and other interested people can examine and identify them in a natural growing environment." Craig Rybinski, a master gardener, designed the garden and planned the construction phases.

 


  Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 5, September 23, 2003

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