This is a narrow ‘trench’ planting hemmed in by the porous concrete path to the left and curb surrounding the playground on the right. The ‘trench’ itself contains a large number of water pipes for the 80 station irrigation system that waters the park as well as electrical conduit for the Park’s lighting. You can see three valve box lids in the photo. Over time it is highly likely that parts of this area will be dug up for repair reasons. People also tend to walk up to the fence and a high neighborhood dog population is ‘exercised’ along this path where they frequently urinate affecting soil pH. Most of these Fothergilla along the fence are stunted some have been broken.