by Sherry Boas | Feb 20, 2011 | bamboo questions, landscape, running bamboo
A customer who bought bamboo from us in January recently went to a local flea market where she purchased a container of bamboo from someone who couldn’t say what kind of bamboo it was. The customer then sent us the following picture of the bamboo along...
by Sherry Boas | Oct 29, 2010 | before and after, clumping bamboo, emerald, graceful, landscape
A customer who bought two different types of clumping bamboo in May wrote to say how well their bamboo is growing: Aloha Sherry and Ralph – Six months ago I bought a 30 gallon Textilis Mutabilis from your amazing collection. This Emerald has generated 26 new...
by Sherry Boas | Oct 21, 2010 | bamboo questions, clumping bamboo, irrigation, landscape, new shoots
Customers often ask if bamboo needs a sunny location or can it grow in shady conditions. We explain that it doesn’t make that much difference if the location is sunny or shady. What is important are the soil and water conditions. Bamboos grow...
by Sherry Boas | Jul 31, 2010 | before and after, clumping bamboo, fence, graceful, landscape
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...
by Sherry Boas | Jul 22, 2010 | blue bamboo, clumping bamboo, landscape, new shoots
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...
by Sherry Boas | Jul 22, 2010 | before and after, clumping bamboo, cold weather, emerald, landscape, new shoots
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...
