Tuesday, December 3, 2013

One of these does not belong…

Moving around a few containers I noticed this...

Who planted a little oak seedling in with my echeveria? Of course the most likely suspect is Mr. or Mrs. Squirrel, but Heather says the Scrub Jays are pretty active planters in her garden so maybe it was one of them?

Who ever it was worked really hard to get the nut into the pot, those echeveria are pretty tightly packed. Although I do have a faint memory of picking up some bits and shoving them back in the container last summer, when it was out on the patio.

Since it was just so darn cute I had to leave it.

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28 comments:

  1. Haha..that's funny! I find all kinds of nut-based trees in my garden....but this one looks like it's done by a pro, not the doofus squirrels we get...I'd hire the critter that planted that one!

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  2. Hahaha...they have a good eye for combinations, whoever they are!

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    1. Indeed, love how they selected a green that played so nicely with the container.

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  3. I am forever pulling hazelnut seedlings out of my containers and beds, all planted by squirrels, I assume. I almost thought that was a Bocconia seedling. Wouldn't that be a kick?

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    1. Yes Alison, that would be truly fabulous!

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  4. Do you think they remember (whoever "they" are in this case) where they bury their nuts and seeds? Or are they just as surprised as we are when we happen upon one of their treasures?

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    1. Good question, one I've often wondered about.

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  5. my experience is the squirrels do more damage, the jays are more delicate seeders. I see this all the time here, but mostly live oaks and walnuts here in the East Bay.

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  6. Well look at that; even your vermin have good design sense!

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    1. This was my thought exactly! Send those keen eyed critters my way.

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  7. I'm used to seeing this sort of thing out in the beds, but squeezed into a pot? That's a new one. It does look pretty cute in there.

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    1. This container sat right under the magnolia all summer and the jays LOVE to hang out in the magnolia. They were probably contemplating the stash for months.

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  8. I'm glad you left it for now, worth it for the smile factor :)

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    1. And who knows, maybe I'll just have to plant it in the ground.

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  9. I usually just get little sunflower shoot forests in my pots, or millet groves (chipmunks!)

    That's quite a pretty little tree!

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    1. I got a volunteer sunflower one year, right on top of a pile of soil (we were working on building the patio). Loved that thing!

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  10. It's cute! My major nemesis in the garden lately has been the raccoons who have rediscovered my back garden, do major damage digging grubs in the beds, and leave presents on the lawn that I don't see until after I step in them...

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    1. Yuck! I fear the raccon lawn gifts, I've read they are horribly toxic to dogs and Lila has never met a (well you know) that she can pass by. (I know - disgusting, she gets her mouth washed out with soap).

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  11. It is adorable, much cute than the shotweed that I find wedged into my assorted planters.

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    1. Who/what do you think is doing the damage?

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  12. I had to stop feeding the blue jays here because the squirrels were raiding their feeder. Back when I did feed them I would find peanut plants all over the place.Not their climate preference so they would eventually swoon . Now that I have the squirrels I find walnut seedlings.

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    1. Oh walnut seedlings, that must be fun (not).

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  13. No telling who your helper was. Looks like you have a gift bonsai if you decide to pull that seedling out. In Georgia we have a bumper crop, so I'm seeing my future as I look at your present.

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    1. "I'm seeing my future as I look at your present" I love that Lee.

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  14. Old post, but I had this surprise this year. Acorns planted in the pots ... on my balcony, on the 4th floor, with the nearest oak tree on the other side of the building. Have never seen a squirrel on my balcony, the only birds are sparrows. First year it's happened.

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