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A Message from Sherry
Ralph and I feel very fortunate to have Jennifer helping us at Beautiful Bamboo. She's the person you'll meet when you visit, call or email the nursery. Let Jennifer show you around and answer your questions about which bamboo would best meet your landscaping or bamboo project needs.
Like us on Facebook where you'll find more information and photos about bamboo!
Sherry’s Second Book
Pretty Green Anole on Blue Timber bamboo
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 seeing...
Is bamboo an option for me? Not always…
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 describes one...
Green Treefrog
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...
Green Hedge Clumping Bamboo – A fast, effective barrier plant
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...
How to care for established bamboo plants
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 blocked a...
Before and After – Graceful
Ken, a customer from Tampa, emailed to say how pleased he is with the screen provided by the 9 Graceful bamboos he installed in August 2009. Eager to create a tall, dense screen to hide a noisy A/C unit and provide privacy from neighbors, Ken decided to purchase...
Bamboo in large containers
Bamboo is an instant gratification plant and there's nothing that says "tropical paradise" quicker than installing a large container of clumping bamboo in your landscape. Below are several of our most popular clumping bamboos in 15-, 30- and 50-gallon...
A lakeside wedding with bamboo arbor
This morning I received an email from customers who purchased some of our bamboo poles to build a wedding arbor.Sherry, We just wanted to say thank you so much for the gorgeous bamboo we purchased from you for our wedding arbor. It turned out beautiful and was...
Blue Timber Bamboo – A most beautiful clumper
BLUE TIMBER BAMBOO Bambusa Chungii Can grow 30-35 feet with 2" diameter canes. Very Hardy A powdery coating on both new and mature canes gives Bambusa chungii the alternative name of White Bamboo Although we call this Blue Timber Bamboo, it is also known as White...
Emerald – A bamboo gem
EMERALD TIMBER BAMBOO Bambusa textilis mutabilis/Kanapaha Can grow 30-40 feet with 2" diameter canes. Very Hardy Emerald - also called Royal Bamboo or Wong Chuk - is a stately and elegant cold-hardy bamboo I often refer to Emerald as the "big...
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Pretty Green Anole on Blue Timber bamboo
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 seeing...
Is bamboo an option for me? Not always…
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 describes one...
Green Treefrog
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...
Green Hedge Clumping Bamboo – A fast, effective barrier plant
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...
How to care for established bamboo plants
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 blocked a...
Before and After – Graceful
Ken, a customer from Tampa, emailed to say how pleased he is with the screen provided by the 9 Graceful bamboos he installed in August 2009. Eager to create a tall, dense screen to hide a noisy A/C unit and provide privacy from neighbors, Ken decided to purchase...
Bamboo in large containers
Bamboo is an instant gratification plant and there's nothing that says "tropical paradise" quicker than installing a large container of clumping bamboo in your landscape. Below are several of our most popular clumping bamboos in 15-, 30- and 50-gallon...
A lakeside wedding with bamboo arbor
This morning I received an email from customers who purchased some of our bamboo poles to build a wedding arbor.Sherry, We just wanted to say thank you so much for the gorgeous bamboo we purchased from you for our wedding arbor. It turned out beautiful and was...
Blue Timber Bamboo – A most beautiful clumper
BLUE TIMBER BAMBOO Bambusa Chungii Can grow 30-35 feet with 2" diameter canes. Very Hardy A powdery coating on both new and mature canes gives Bambusa chungii the alternative name of White Bamboo Although we call this Blue Timber Bamboo, it is also known as White...
Emerald – A bamboo gem
EMERALD TIMBER BAMBOO Bambusa textilis mutabilis/Kanapaha Can grow 30-40 feet with 2" diameter canes. Very Hardy Emerald - also called Royal Bamboo or Wong Chuk - is a stately and elegant cold-hardy bamboo I often refer to Emerald as the "big...
A Message from Sherry
Ralph and I feel very fortunate to have Jennifer helping us at Beautiful Bamboo. She's the person you'll meet when you visit, call or email the nursery. Let Jennifer show you around and answer your questions about which bamboo would best meet your landscaping or bamboo project needs.
Like us on Facebook where you'll find more information and photos about bamboo!
Sherry’s Second Book