That sounds a bit drastic. The usual advice with bamboos is that they
don't take to harsh pruning because unlike most plants they store a
lot of their energy reserves in the stems, not the roots.

How about trimming them back neatly by about a third then waiting for
the new growth to hide the old? Bamboo tends to look a bit tatty at
this time of year but will start to recover with new leaves and shoots
in the spring.

Robert

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Hi - hope someone can help me

I have two dwarf bamboo bushes either side of my pond.

According to 'Ground Force', these should be cut back to ground level in
February.

Is this true?

And if so, what are the advantages of this?

Thanks in advance
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Steve Jackson