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When a Gardener Goes To The Zoo

July 14, 2008 By Carol Michel 14 Comments

When a gardener goes to the zoo, she sees…

Bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae)

Elephant Ears (Colocasia sp.)

Kangaroo Paws (Anigozanthos)

And Eucalyptus Hey, how did that Koala get in the picture?

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  1. Mr. McGregor's Daughter says

    July 14, 2008 at 10:34 pm

    Very clever post, Carol! I do the same thing when I go to the Zoo, but it’s hard not to when Zoos do such a great job with their plantings.

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  2. Anonymous says

    July 14, 2008 at 10:38 pm

    If you can use the koala pic, I vote including a monkey puzzle tree.

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  3. Laura says

    July 14, 2008 at 11:36 pm

    Nice! Im likely to be taking pictures of the plant life rather than the wildlife at a place like that too. 🙂

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  4. Anonymous says

    July 14, 2008 at 11:55 pm

    Cute post Carol. They do always have nice garden beds at public places like the zoo. Great pics. Love the Koala. 🙂

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  5. Linda says

    July 15, 2008 at 12:03 am

    I went to a new to me zoo a few months ago and I was very taken with the trees, robinias in particular. So I bought three tubes and hope to put them in their permanent spots soon unless they are still a bit small.

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  6. Gail says

    July 15, 2008 at 12:28 am

    Fun post! I walked around the St Louis Zoo in May and noticed all the invasives! I drove my husband nuts!

    See you tomorrow!

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  7. Robin's Nesting Place says

    July 15, 2008 at 5:01 am

    You made it to the zoo to see the koalas! Wow, the 15th has certainly slipped up on me.

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  8. Aunt Debbi/kurts mom says

    July 15, 2008 at 2:53 pm

    On a trip to Sea World last summer, all I did was look at the landscaping. Very irritating to my family.

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  9. garden girl says

    July 15, 2008 at 2:55 pm

    I can so relate to this Carol! I spend more time looking at the zoo gardens than at the critters. Very cute post!

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  10. Phillip Oliver says

    July 15, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    I love that lime colored elephant ear – it is so striking.

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  11. Lisa at Greenbow says

    July 16, 2008 at 2:25 am

    He ate the eucalyptus Carol. This is a fun post. It looks like you had fun at the zoo.

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  12. Carla says

    July 16, 2008 at 3:11 am

    not only does she see them, she takes pictures of them!! Neat!

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  13. Anonymous says

    July 16, 2008 at 4:59 am

    No zebra grass or lion’s tail?

    I just got home from a 3-week vacation to find my blog had been hijacked by a malicious hacker. So my site and email are down, and I’m trying to remain calm while my guru works on it.

    I’ll miss Bloom Day, therefore, but I hope to be back online with a few vacation pics soon. I got to visit Chanticleer…

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  14. Karyn says

    July 16, 2008 at 3:42 pm

    The last time we went to the zoo, it was just as the bulbs were spent so there were crews in the midst of digging them all up and replacing them with something else. I was so much more enthralled with their process than the animals. Really, a zoo is a fantastic place to see a broad range of plants. I think that I want to work there!

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