In what has become an annual tradition, a dozen students in the Art of Horticulture (HORT 2010) installed a sod sofa — this year on the south side of Corson-Mudd Hall. The experience is as much about building teamwork among the students as it is creating a living work of botanical art says Marcia Eames-Sheavly, Senior Extension Associate and Senior Lecturer in the Horticulture Section of the new School of Integrative Plant Science, who teaches the course
Frank Rossi, associate professor and turf specialist in the Horticulture Section, provided additional coaching, and shared lively guidance that ranged from the science of working with turf, to how to lay sod. Cornell Grounds Department collaborated to have the materials on site, and supported the work in numerous ways.
The sofa needs a few days to firm up and dry out. So best to test feel the sod with your hand before testing it out.
