by Sherry Boas | Sep 17, 2010 | wildlife
A pretty Green Anole poses on a culm of Blue Timber Clumping Bamboo There are many lizards in Florida including this pretty little Green Anole, the only Florida native of the genus. I love watching these slender bug-eaters. I’m especially fond of...
by Sherry Boas | Sep 13, 2010 | bamboo questions, running bamboo
If you want to grow a living fence that will quickly provide a beautiful barrier, bamboo is usually the perfect choice. But not always. There are some situations where it simply won’t work. The following email from a person in Missouri...
by Sherry Boas | Sep 10, 2010 | wildlife
I had just finished helping a customer at Beautiful Bamboo when I looked up at the gazebo roof and noticed this little green treefrog on one of the poles.Green Treefrog on bamboo poleI love these small, cute frogs with the white stripe outlining their bright green...
by Sherry Boas | Sep 1, 2010 | before and after, clumping bamboo, creating hedge, privacy
This one-month-old Green Hedge Clumping Bamboo only had one cane when it was first planted from a 3-gal container. One month later and a new shoot has already emerged with many more shoots to follow over the next few months. See photo below.This line of...
by Sherry Boas | Aug 5, 2010 | bamboo questions, clumping bamboo, fertilizing, transplanting
A customer from Riverview, Florida who purchased several Green Hedge clumping bamboos (Bambusa multiplex ‘Silverstripe’) emailed to say:About 4 years ago I bought some bamboo from your lovely property. We love it and it did everything you said it would. It...
