by Sherry Boas | Jul 20, 2016 | clumping bamboo, creating hedge, hedge
If you’re looking for a bamboo that combines function, beauty and hardiness, look no further than Golden Hedge Clumping Bamboo. Like all multiplex bamboos, Golden Hedge has a very dense, broad growth pattern which makes it the perfect choice for...
by Sherry Boas | Jun 7, 2012 | clumping bamboo, hedge
Two lovely hedges of clumping bamboosSome of the best bamboos for creating dense living walls of green are in the Bambusa multiplex family of clumping bamboos. Bambusa multiplex alphonse karr (Golden Hedge), Bambusa multiplex golden goddess (Golden Goddess) and...
by Sherry Boas | Jun 29, 2011 | bamboo questions, creating hedge, hedge
Gerry, a customer from Islamorada, FL wrote to say:The hedge bamboo we bought from you is doing great. There are lots of new shoots coming out of the ground and it’s getting tall with a lot of full growth on the upper third of the stem. Is it OK to...
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 | 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 | Apr 3, 2009 | bamboo, gardening, hedge, landscape
The three Seabreeze clumping bamboos above were planted 5′ apart in May 2008 from 3-gal size plants. The hedge is now approximately 14′ tall. When the bamboos were first planted in May, each plant was about 6′ tall and only had one cane. When they...
