Guru
July 29th, 2008, 07:15 AM
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2008/jul/27/horticulturist-could-keep-city-beautiful/The brown patch of vegetation silently speaks volumes.
Leaves curl into unnatural shapes; branches begin to wither.
Chemicals sprayed days before slowly leech out chlorophyll, the special chemical that many of us first heard about in elementary school.
Chlorophyll is the substance that gives living plants a green color.
Natchez is filled with chlorophyll. Our lush gardens and scenic streets are nearly as alluring to outsiders as the stately mansions that erupt sporadically through the greenscape.
But sometime a few days ago Natchez lost some of its color. What was once lush is now dry and crackling in the wind.
A large swath of brown can be seen near one of Natchez’s most beautiful scenes.
Tourists and residents alike driving down Homochitto Street have a disturbingly brown interruption as they approach antebellum Dunleith, easily one of Natchez’s most recognized, most beautiful tourism draws.
You see, someone decided to spray some kind of plant-killing chemical all along the edges of the roadway just before you get to Dunleith, heading toward downtown Natchez on Homochitto.
That happens when someone is asked to do a job and that someone is really more worried about speed than quality.
Leaves curl into unnatural shapes; branches begin to wither.
Chemicals sprayed days before slowly leech out chlorophyll, the special chemical that many of us first heard about in elementary school.
Chlorophyll is the substance that gives living plants a green color.
Natchez is filled with chlorophyll. Our lush gardens and scenic streets are nearly as alluring to outsiders as the stately mansions that erupt sporadically through the greenscape.
But sometime a few days ago Natchez lost some of its color. What was once lush is now dry and crackling in the wind.
A large swath of brown can be seen near one of Natchez’s most beautiful scenes.
Tourists and residents alike driving down Homochitto Street have a disturbingly brown interruption as they approach antebellum Dunleith, easily one of Natchez’s most recognized, most beautiful tourism draws.
You see, someone decided to spray some kind of plant-killing chemical all along the edges of the roadway just before you get to Dunleith, heading toward downtown Natchez on Homochitto.
That happens when someone is asked to do a job and that someone is really more worried about speed than quality.