Cedar waxwings perch on bamboo

I was helping customers in the nursery yesterday afternoon when a sudden noise caught my attention.  I turned toward the loud thud to see what it was and noticed about 200 cedar waxwings perched on the bare canes on top of a stand of cold-damaged Angel Mist bamboo.  The noise came from the birds' wings as they rose in unison from a nearby mulberry tree to perch on the bamboo.  Cedar waxwings are social birds that travel in flocks from one feeding source to another.  They annually visit our property where we have many fruit trees covered with yummy berries.  The birds like to perch on nearby branches - in this case on the bamboo canes - in between their berry-devouring feasts.  We don't get many berries because of the birds but it is hard to stay angry at such beautiful looking creatures.

Above:  Waxwings enjoy a mulberry feast

Below:  A flock of waxwings perch on the bare branches of a cold-damaged Angel Mist in between feeding frenzies

Green tree frog (hyla cinerea) and bamboo

When I went out to the nursery this afternoon, I noticed a tiny green tree frog, Hyla cinerea, hiding between two upright poles in the gazebo.  I love little green tree frogs.  They're the frogs that make that big noise at nighttime.  Click here to hear a recording of the tree frog song.  Wildlife love bamboo.  Every time I'm out in the nursery I see some bird or frog, a lizard, rabbit, armadillo or other small animal.  When people ask if wildlife are attracted to bamboo I always answer, "Yes!" 

Yet another wedding arbor made out of Beautiful Bamboo poles

This wedding arbor was built by Shea Hopely Flowers in Jacksonville, FL for use at beach weddings.  The bamboo poles were our Domestically Grown Designer Quality poles in 3" x 8' lengths cut down to a height of 7' 5".  Shorter length poles cost less to ship but still provide adequate height for the wedding couple to stand under. 

A beachside wedding arbor made from bamboo

A customer from Orlando sent photos of the wedding arbor he built from poles purchased at Beautiful Bamboo.

"The Arbor turned out great," he wrote. "I attached some pictures like you requested."

 The arbor on the beach before added adornments

 

And after...with sheer white fabric blowing in the breeze - a simple design is transformed into an elegant statement 

A beautiful bamboo chest

A customer from Bradenton, FL sent us these photos of a project he created using poles purchased from Beautiful Bamboo:

Hi Sherry, 

I was glad to find a local source of domestic bamboo. As promised, here are some pictures of the small chest built using Home Grown bamboo purchased in February.

The bamboo was caramelized with a high-temp heat gun and treated with paste wax. The rest of the project is a combination of birch plywood and solid aspen.

Thank you again,

Tom

Bradenton, FL