[net-gold] INDOOR GARDENING : GARDENING: From Classroom Tutor to Plant Prof
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- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:06:32 -0400 (EDT)
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INDOOR GARDENING :
GARDENING:
From Classroom Tutor to Plant Prof
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From Classroom Tutor to Plant Prof
By Linda B. Bolido
Philippine Daily Inquirer
11:09 pm Friday, September 2nd, 2011
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/52131/from-classroom-tutor-to-plant-prof
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Promdi takes charge
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The task of creating a desert garden fell on the indefatigable Serapion
Metilla, a self-described promdi (street lingo for from the provinces,
meaning, a country bumpkin) who metamorphosed from public school teacher
into an acknowledged plant artist and professor of Ikebana, the Japanese
art of flower arrangement.
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Metillas task was daunting. Cacti need very little water and porous soil
so no or at least very little moisture is retained.
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It did not help that the project started in the middle of the typhoon
season. As typhoon after typhoon battered the country and rains poured
incessantly, Metilla toiled to create a virtual desert paradise, often
finding the plot he was cultivating water-logged and muddy in the early
days of the project.
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The assignment would have disheartened much younger people. But not the
84-year-old Metilla.
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To make the land suitable for the plants, gravel and sand were poured over
the soil so the planting medium would not retain water.
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The cactus garden is probably the only one of its kind in the country. I
have seen similar displays in other countries but they are in greenhouses
or are shown for commercial purposes, Metilla said. His design has both
an outdoor display and a greenhouse.
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The CSS could not have chosen a better person for the job. Metilla seems
to be at his most determined and innovative when the situation is highly
challenging. In fact, it is this never-say-die attitude that has marked
the remarkable life of this transplant from Davao.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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