In article , CWatters
writes

I'd never put bamboo in my garden except in pots raised up so I could see
whats happening underneath! Sure it looks nice but it spreads like anything
and is a pain to control. We had some in our last garden and it spread 10
meters along a border down the back of other shrubs, under a concrete path
and up the other side.


Exactly! That's what I was afraid of Colin. The RHS seems to suggest
some are okay but there's so many differing views .
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk