We have a bamboo forest growing in our back yard. When we purchased this house last summer, a member of our church who lives in our neighborhood said with a bit of sarcasm "Hope ya' like bamboo" Another kind neighbor had this to offer "The previous owners would have to rent a trailer each spring to hall out the extra unwanted bamboo-good luck!"
It's basically a weed that wants to take over the yard if not kept in check. But it provides shade and privacy and reminds us of our Asian stay 2 years ago. We likey! Of coarse we haven't been dealing with it for too long. It's the season for new sprouts to start coming up. They look like this
Tonight there was a bit of an issue at our back yard BBQ which I will show you with a photo...
Try as he might, Middle Boy couldn't seem to get ball number one out of the tree. And so we ended up with ball number two....
.....and then ball number three out of reach.
But with a little help from the ol bamboo, we managed to retrieve all 3 balls. Until next time.
4 comments:
I love your bamboo forest. I've never had it though, so maybe the upkeep is a pain. There's a vine that was planted at our house by the previous owners that is public enemy number one around here. I've found out that it's "Morning Glory", a seemingly happy little name for a vine that takes over EVERYTHING! I think it's a fine line sometimes between a plant and an obnoxious weed. Morning Glory has passed the line. Definitely. I did some research to find out how to get rid of it once and for all and the only suggestion I found was to put a PIG in the area and let them root it out until it's all gone. At the next county fair I'll have to go to the swine barn and ask if anyone has a rental.
How completely cool is that! I really love zen gardens and the such.
Me too! Our previous owners were sorta hippie-types and when we asked how to care for it, he kinda just said "Do whatever you feel man-when the bamboo is weighted down by the rain, shake it off and see what happens. When one of the stalks has run it's course and it's time to let it go- hack away! It's very Zen man!"
I think you should adopt a panda. Now wouldn't THAT add to your garden?
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