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Ideas for backyard - bamboo?
Will be moving into a property with a backyard about half an acre and a
front yard about a quarter acre. Right now, these areas are occupied by three giant oak trees which cast over the house, and the property is completely fenced in around the perimeter. Besides the oak trees are just some palms here and there. I am looking for ideas on what to do with the backyard. We are planning to add a pond somewhere, and have always been facinated with the idea of a large area of bamboos adjacent to a pond. With the oak trees the backyard is always shaded there is virtually no sunlight and grass do not even grow in that area except for a patch here and there. What type of bamboo should we consider if we move forward with this idea? We do not know much about bamboo except I bought two small 36" pots of Budda's belly bamboo from a local grower for $60 a pot. I planted them onto the ground in my current resident and they are now about 7 feet tall, and have spread only about 3 feet in each direction. Very slow growing and very expensive. If I wish to plant a large area I need some bigger, taller and faster frowing variety, but I don't want any vigorous runners either. Any ideas what would be a good choice (if there is one). Saw some beatiful black bamboo a few years ago too and a single 10" pot was $250.00 - expensive. Location - Fort Lauderdale area - zone 10b Thanks for any comments. O |
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