by Sherry Boas | Aug 4, 2013 | clumping bamboo, FAQ, running bamboo
One of the first things to decide when you are thinking about planting bamboo is whether to get Clumping Bamboo or Running Bamboo. Clumping Bamboos are similar in growth habit to any shrub. They grow gradually outward from the center with new canes growing...
by Sherry Boas | Apr 29, 2011 | bamboo creations, homegrown bamboo poles, running bamboo
An artist at the University of Wisconsin needed some small diameter bamboo to use for calligraphy brushes. She wrote to say: I teach art classes at UWLa Crosse in Wisconsin. Next semester I would like to demonstrate the use of handmade brushes and...
by Sherry Boas | Apr 29, 2011 | cold weather, home decor, large container bamboo, running bamboo
Black Running Bamboo in a planter at Mellow Mushroom in Jacksonville, FLYesterday when Tim was delivering bamboo to customers in northeast Florida, he stopped for dinner at Mellow Mushroom along Rt. A1A. Last year, the Jacksonville location of Mellow Mushroom...
by Sherry Boas | Mar 17, 2011 | running bamboo, vivax
A restful spot in the Vivax groveThe Vivax Timber Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax) began sending out new shoots toward the end of February. In the picture above, a small shoot can be seen in front of the right chair. Spring is an exciting time of year...
by Sherry Boas | Mar 7, 2011 | running bamboo, seabreeze, vivax
It is exciting to watch new shoots emerge and grow taller day by dayA customer who recently purchased some Vivax Running Bamboos and some Seabreeze Clumping Bamboo sent this email:I was busy most of the weekend so I didn’t get out Saturday to check on them....
by Sherry Boas | Mar 3, 2011 | bamboo questions, creating hedge, running bamboo, transplanting
Running bamboos like cold climates. They will grow taller and have larger diameter canes if grown in cold climates instead of warm ones. Although this stand of Vivax running bamboo is covered in icicles during the winter of 2009, it wasn’t damaged at...
