by Sherry Boas | Jul 13, 2010 | before and after, clumping bamboo, creating hedge, hedge, landscape, new shoots
If you are looking for a bamboo that will provide a dense screen, buffer wind, block sound and tolerate winter temperatures that dip into the high teens, Bambusa multiplex Silverstripe is the bamboo for you. This extremely functional bamboo is also one of the...
by Sherry Boas | Jul 7, 2010 | bamboo questions, clumping bamboo, new shoots
New shoots of Yin Yang clumping bambooA customer writes: My wife and I visited your farm and bought a stand of yin-yang bamboo back in mid-May. We planted it according to your directions and it seems to be doing well. We’ve just had 2 strong shoots pop up...
by Sherry Boas | Jul 4, 2010 | before and after, clumping bamboo, privacy
I just received some great Before and After shots from Kristin and Ryan of St. Pete. Although St. Pete is not that far away, being closer to the coast provided needed warmth for cold-sensitive plants like Angel Mist. May 2009 – Two Angel Mist...
by Sherry Boas | May 28, 2010 | clumping bamboo, new shoots, seabreeze
First-time bamboo growers are always excited by the explosive growth of their baby ‘boos. Many send photos to document the plant’s daily increase in size but customer Gary Davids, a wedding photographer in the Orlando area, came up with one of the most creative...
by Sherry Boas | May 23, 2010 | clumping bamboo, creating hedge, hedge, privacy, seabreeze
Jason, a customer from Kissimmee, wants to block the view of a two-story house from the home he’s renovating in downtown Kissimmee. He planted his first bamboo yesterday, a 3-gal Seabreeze, with the intention of adding more bamboos to the landscape as the...
by Sherry Boas | May 19, 2010 | before and after, clumping bamboo, creating hedge, landscape
These “Before and After” photos just arrived in my inbox from Orlando-area customer, Andy Roy. Hi, Sherry, I thought I’d share a couple of pics on the 1-year anniversary of our first bamboo planting. I put these 3 gallon bambusa...
