by Sherry Boas | Mar 31, 2015 | birds, clumping bamboo, giant timber bamboo
I hung one of my bird feeders from a Blue Timber Bamboo (Bambusa chungii) cane and numerous birds have flocked there to feed. Below are a few of the many species I’ve photographed against a beautiful bamboo backdrop.One of my favorite birds – a chickadee...
by Sherry Boas | Jan 27, 2015 | clumping bamboo, giant timber bamboo, video
A strong wind today filled the air with music as breezes blew through a mature stand of Giant Timber Clumping Bamboo (Bambusa oldhamii) at the original sight of Beautiful Bamboo nursery. This short video provides a sound picture of the ‘clinking’ and...
by Sherry Boas | Feb 19, 2014 | bamboo flutes, building, crafts, giant timber bamboo, madake, running bamboo
Few things are as peacefully inviting as a gentle breeze blowing through a bamboo forest. While mountainsides covered in giant bamboo are not part of the American landscape, by installing a few Madake Japanese Timber Bamboo plants, you can create a miniature...
by Sherry Boas | Feb 5, 2011 | birds, giant timber bamboo, wildlife
Ralph and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time to see this osprey fly in and land on a clump of mature Oldhamii bamboo. He’s perched on the thin tip of a cane that lost its leaves in the recent cold spell. Ralph and I might object to a few...
by Sherry Boas | Jul 28, 2010 | clumping bamboo, emerald, giant timber bamboo, graceful, large container bamboo, seabreeze
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...
by Sherry Boas | Jun 5, 2010 | gardening, giant timber bamboo, landscape
A customer who bought bamboos from us three years ago returned to pick up four more plants this morning. A few hours later, I received this email from her:Hi, Sherry,Many thanks for all your time this morning, walking me round the various specimens and for all...
