Border Patrol May 6, 2009
Or The Seasonal Walk Saga
By Tovah Martin
Practiced Performance
But they’ve been practicing up for this performance. The NYBG crew has grown accustomed to the contortions that tending and grooming a wide border entails. Although a ten foot wide border makes a smashing statement, maintenance does pose certain problems logistically. Their solution is ingenious, if also a little precarious. Although “walking the plank” does require a certain amount of gymnastic skill, the scaffolding does the trick.
Plus, it’s only necessary to do the athletic maneuvers on the long, wide, sunny side. In the case of the NYBG Seasonal Walk, the shady side is not as wide and is easily accessed by reaching from the periphery. Anyway, the shadier mirror image wasn’t quite ready to be changed out.