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We've had a lot of strays show up here over the years. Nothing as fun as peafowl but still. We have several stray cats hanging around lately. One we've decided to call Creeper because it sits at a window on our back deck and stares at us through the window like an absolutely creepy stalker.Who knows what message God wanted to send you with her appearance. BTW, if that is a running bamboo they will hate you for sure. I planted some in the city and had to move to get away from it, it was overtaking my entire yard and I had ground barriers that obviously didn't work. I planted some here on the farm on the bank of the creek for ground erosion and it also works too well. Still, I would love to have some Moso, that stuff is incredible.
I do suspect the neighbors will hate us because of our bamboo...well, maybe not because of the bamboo specifically but it'll be one of the things on their list. I don't particularly care. We bought our house primarily because of the 100+ acre forest next to us and had an agreement with the old man who owned it that he'd give us "first refusal" if he ever decided to sell. But then his kids put him in a home and sold the land to a timber company, who sold it to a developer. Now instead of looking at 100 yr old hardwood trees we have a big tacky house as the view from most of our windows. And neighbors from NJ. BUT, I worked with a bamboo grower who helped me pick bamboos that only shoot once a year. They may end up popping up all over the place but they're all edible bamboo species and any new shoots that we don't want can get harvested or stepped on. It shouldn't be as bad as the Golden Bamboo that can take over a backyard in a season. And I agree, Moso is a very cool bamboo! I can't resist petting the new Moso culms when I go out to check on them. They feel like velvet! We have some black bamboo and it's velvety too.