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Privacy "fence" using bamboo?
A friend of mine just bought a new house with a pool in the backyard...only
that to the south, to the east and to the west are three two story houses with balconies. So privacy is an issue. I think he can plant a row of very tall bamboo around the entire perimeter to archieve the effect of a tall fence. What species should he use and will it be cost prohibitive to "fence" the entire backyard (75' wide and 50' length) with bamboo? O |
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orangetrader wrote:
A friend of mine just bought a new house with a pool in the backyard...only that to the south, to the east and to the west are three two story houses with balconies. So privacy is an issue. I think he can plant a row of very tall bamboo around the entire perimeter to archieve the effect of a tall fence. What species should he use and will it be cost prohibitive to "fence" the entire backyard (75' wide and 50' length) with bamboo? Climate is a factor in deciding which bamboo to use and yes 125 linear feet might be expensive, it would be for me but not for Bill Gates. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8b Sunset Zone 5 |
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orangetrader wrote:
A friend of mine just bought a new house with a pool in the backyard...only that to the south, to the east and to the west are three two story houses with balconies. So privacy is an issue. I think he can plant a row of very tall bamboo around the entire perimeter to archieve the effect of a tall fence. What species should he use and will it be cost prohibitive to "fence" the entire backyard (75' wide and 50' length) with bamboo? Climate is a factor in deciding which bamboo to use and yes 125 linear feet might be expensive, it would be for me but not for Bill Gates. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8b Sunset Zone 5 |
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Those spread-type bamboo can spread and and fill up the area if you
give them enough water. And the spread-type bamboo can live in a relatively cold area (such as zone-6 in USA). But you need to contain it using some kind of heavy gauge plastic/rubber edging material and place it very deep into the ground (may be 3-feet or deeper?) Check the web site called bamboodirect.com to see the details about this kind of heavy duty edging material. According to a TV show that showed this, this is a labor-intensive work with multiple strong men placing the heavy duty edging material in place. This doesn't look like a DIY kind of job unless you have many young friends who can help. Your friend needs to figure out if the cost of the bamboo itself and the labor cost is too high for him; he may or may not want to do this, and he may decide to get some evergreen trees instead of bamboo. If you are in a warm zone, you may try non-spreading bamboo. They may actually be a better bamboo for screening a property because they are supposed to grow thick and bushy. And your friend will not need to put in those heavy gauge edging material to contain them. Jay Chan |
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Those spread-type bamboo can spread and and fill up the area if you
give them enough water. And the spread-type bamboo can live in a relatively cold area (such as zone-6 in USA). But you need to contain it using some kind of heavy gauge plastic/rubber edging material and place it very deep into the ground (may be 3-feet or deeper?) Check the web site called bamboodirect.com to see the details about this kind of heavy duty edging material. According to a TV show that showed this, this is a labor-intensive work with multiple strong men placing the heavy duty edging material in place. This doesn't look like a DIY kind of job unless you have many young friends who can help. Your friend needs to figure out if the cost of the bamboo itself and the labor cost is too high for him; he may or may not want to do this, and he may decide to get some evergreen trees instead of bamboo. If you are in a warm zone, you may try non-spreading bamboo. They may actually be a better bamboo for screening a property because they are supposed to grow thick and bushy. And your friend will not need to put in those heavy gauge edging material to contain them. Jay Chan |
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