tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post2886754139310984853..comments2024-03-01T23:24:20.079-06:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: The bamboo gives and the bamboo getsAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-79865576097139242022011-01-03T08:29:24.086-06:002011-01-03T08:29:24.086-06:00I meant the bird of paradise bird, not the plant. ...I meant the bird of paradise bird, not the plant. =)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-76757400045991804582011-01-02T16:04:07.452-06:002011-01-02T16:04:07.452-06:00Sorry, no parrots. I do see birds of paradise for ...Sorry, no parrots. I do see birds of paradise for sale in nurseries but have not actually seen a mature specimen in any yard around here. We had a giant b o p (Strelitzia nicolai) for a while but it would freeze back in the winter and look bad for so many months out of the year that I finally gave up. <br /><br />Now, San Francisco and the coastal areas to south, that's a different story.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-7063949154138062322011-01-02T13:59:24.474-06:002011-01-02T13:59:24.474-06:00Gerhard -- you probably have parrots, peacocks, an...Gerhard -- you probably have parrots, peacocks, and birds of paradise in your yard, right? ;-)<br /><br />(Just guessing based on all of the exotic plants you can grow there!)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-65276125126117543302011-01-02T11:23:25.422-06:002011-01-02T11:23:25.422-06:00Alan, excellent post! I love what you said about t...Alan, excellent post! I love what you said about the never-ending cycle. So true, and yet often we don't think about it. I can't wait for our bamboos to be big enough to provide habitat for birds.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.com