PNWestposter wrote:
Hello all....

I wonder if someone could point me in the right direction with
regard to bamboo planting. I live in South Burnaby .....which
over the last 7 years really hasn't received any snow to speak
of or nightime winter temperatures below 32 degrees F.

....until this year...we've had some snow and some fairly cold
days / nights recently (at the very *worst* perhaps 15 degrees
Fahrenheit). Having said that, my guess the worst is
over.....and the other 3 seasons tend to be fairly comfortable
....albeit a fair amount of rain.

I've had some success over the last 2 years (since we've bought
our house) with small windmill palms (1 in a container ....one
planted in the ground).....and am now interested in continuing
along with a "tropical" theme here in the Pacific Northwest.

I've "lurked" around this newsgroup and am aware there are some
people who post from Vancouver Island ....which isn't too far
away.

What I'm really after is some advice about what kind of bamboo
might do well in my area .....where to procure it.....and
initially, my thought is to plant in containers.

You might go to the link below and sign up for the "bamboohobbyist list"
http://lists.gryphongardens.com/mail...bamboohobbyist

You could also try
http://www.americanbamboo.org/Chapte...apterInfo.html the PNW
Chapter includes BC.

This place is in Delta, BC http://www.bambooworld.com/.

GOOGLE is your friend.

--
Travis in Shoreline Washington