Our plants class had its second field trip of the semester, this one to James Madison University's arboretum in Harrisonburg. It is a beautiful drive west of Charlottesville and over the mountains to Harrisonburg. We didn't visit the city itself, but we did drive past a LOT of development popping up along the highway. The arboretum is an odd site, a low-lying bowl that serves as a drainage basin for the surrounding land. The director told us about a wedding party on a rainy day that had to quickly escape from rising waters! It seems like a very challenging site for growing a variety of plants.
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