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Sherry Boas

We love to talk about bamboo!

Finding the right bamboo for your landscape or building project can be confusing. If you have questions, we'll do our best to answer them. We can be reached by calling 352-429-2425 phone or by email to: Jennifer@Beautiful Bamboo.com

MEET JENNIFER BAEHNE

Jennifer Baehne

Ralph and I feel very fortunate to have Jennifer helping us at Beautiful Bamboo. She's the person you'll meet when you visit, call or email the nursery. Let Jennifer show you around and answer your questions about which bamboo would best meet your landscaping or bamboo project needs.

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If you enjoy reading the Beautiful Bamboo Blog, you'll love the stories in Sherry's two books, Rowing Through The Mist: The Everyday Pleasures of Simply Living and my newest release, Simply Wild: Untamed Wonders Large and Small

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Green Hedge Clumping Bamboo – A fast, effective barrier plant

by | Sep 1, 2010 | before and after, clumping bamboo, creating hedge, privacy

This one-month-old Green Hedge Clumping Bamboo only had one cane when it was first planted from a 3-gal container.  One month later and a new shoot has already emerged with many more shoots to follow over the next few months.  See photo below.

This line of one-year-old Green Hedge Clumping Bamboos looked like the top picture when it was first planted.  Each bamboo only had a single cane in each 3-gal container.  The bamboos are planted 4′ apart.  After only one growing season, many new shoots emerged to form an 8′-10′ tall solid wall of green.         
Here’s an example of how effectively Green Hedge Clumping Bamboo can provide a sight and sound barrier.  The above photo shows a one-year-old line of Green Hedge Clumping Bamboo started from 7-gal plants. Prior to planting, the house below was completely exposed to the noise and traffic on SR 19 in Groveland.  One year after planting, the house is no longer visible and you can hardly hear the sound of cars and trucks speeding by 

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Search this Blog:

A Message from Sherry

Sherry Boas

We love to talk about bamboo!

Finding the right bamboo for your landscape or building project can be confusing. If you have questions, we'll do our best to answer them. We can be reached by calling 352-429-2425 phone or by email to: Jennifer@Beautiful Bamboo.com

MEET JENNIFER BAEHNE

Jennifer Baehne

Ralph and I feel very fortunate to have Jennifer helping us at Beautiful Bamboo. She's the person you'll meet when you visit, call or email the nursery. Let Jennifer show you around and answer your questions about which bamboo would best meet your landscaping or bamboo project needs.

Like us on Facebook where you'll find more information and photos about bamboo!

Are you enjoying this site?

If you enjoy reading the Beautiful Bamboo Blog, you'll love the stories in Sherry's two books, Rowing Through The Mist: The Everyday Pleasures of Simply Living and my newest release, Simply Wild: Untamed Wonders Large and Small

Click on image to read excerpts from Sherry's first book

Sherry’s Second Book