by Sherry Boas | May 5, 2010 | clumping bamboo, new shoots
I just received this email and photo from Gary, a customer who is growing clumping bamboo for the first time:Hi Sherry,We purchased 6 pots of bamboo from you and planted them on 4/1/10. Yesterday morning they looked the same as the day we planted them. Just like you...
by Sherry Boas | May 5, 2010 | irrigation, water
On May 4th I received an email from a customer in Orlando who bought bamboo from us over a year ago: My neighbor asked if my bamboo will always need to be watered. (The sprinkler is on as I write this.) I told him that when the rainy season has arrived, then I...
by Sherry Boas | Apr 29, 2010 | bamboo questions, blue bamboo, mulch, vivax
A customer wrote: We bought a Vivax and a Blue from you last fall. Both came through the winter with no damage and have already sent up bunches of new canes this spring. They are so pretty and so much fun. Every day, we go look just to see what’s...
by Sherry Boas | Apr 23, 2010 | new shoots, running bamboo
Indocalamus tessellatus is a dwarf running bamboo that we first discovered in Seattle, WA. Like all running bamboos, Indocalamus loves cold weather. Is it freezing outside? No problem. Snow on the ground? Bamboo happy. Here in...
by Sherry Boas | Apr 23, 2010 | clumping bamboo, transporting bamboo
Ilene (pictured above) and Stephen, customers from Leesburg, purchased two very tall 7-gal Graceful bamboos today but the 20′ tall plants wouldn’t fit inside their SUV. Not a problem. With a bit of creativity, an open window, several old sheets...
