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Giant Otter exhibit at Chester 25/04/10

Curator of Mammals Tim Rowlands informed us that although occupied the exhibit is not yet quite in its final state - in particular there are several large [i]Gunnera[/i] to be planted (love [i]Gunnera[/i]!).

Giant Otter exhibit at Chester 25/04/10
Maguari, 27 Apr 2010
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    • Pertinax
      Thanks for the description. I would probably recognise it if I saw some. I imagine the otters will damage Lily roots until the stage where the Lilies become(hopefully) so well established that the Otters' attentions won't have an impact anymore.
      31 May 2010
    • SMR
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      This is the gunnera in the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Garden (aka the sunken garden) at Chester, adjacent to the giant otter enclosure.
      31 May 2010
    • Jennings
      [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunnera_manicata"]This.[/ame]

      Incidentally, the largest Gunnera of which I am aware is in a long-abandoned water garden on the estate which now forms the Borders Donkey Sanctuary in St. Boswells. It is huge, very old, and I'm told has not had any frost protection for decades.
      1 Jun 2010
    • Pertinax
      Thanks for putting that up. I've seen plenty of that but never knew its name before...;)
      1 Jun 2010
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