Garden Photo of the Day

There’s an anteater in the garden!

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Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais
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Photo/Illustration: Michelle Gervais

In the garden of Randy Bolin and Tom Nelson in Oakland, California, an anteater munches away amongst the pots on the deck. It’s these little details that make a garden personal and wonderful, as this one most definitely is.

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  1. jeberle 05/21/2010

    Outstanding - I Love It!

  2. user-7006885 05/21/2010

    What is that plant in the upper right-hand corner of the picture? It looks like Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors!

  3. arboretum 05/21/2010

    I love humor in the garden! Just makes you smile every time you see it! We have a humor piece here at the 'retum:

    Admiral Ray Dresses Up and Goes Out with The Chickens from the 2000 Belfast(Maine)Bear Fest

  4. arboretum 05/21/2010

    oh well, i guess that photo didn't post. it's on our Art in the Garden page.
    mindy
    http://www.cottonarboretum.com/

  5. NativeJen 05/26/2010

    I need one of these on my porch, having trouble with ants this year.

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