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bamboo as a screen-anyone tried it?
Rupert wrote:
I do vaguely remember that summer--seems decades ago . Message understood. I guess you gave them the absolute best growing conditions by providing a cool moist root run. Do you know the names of those two varieties? Phyllostachys aurea something? and Phlyllostachys nigra perhaps. Yep the basic P.aurea & P.nigra. I made them very happy - or rather, they died happy! pk |
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bamboo as a screen-anyone tried it?
"p.k." wrote Rupert wrote: I do vaguely remember that summer--seems decades ago . Message understood. I guess you gave them the absolute best growing conditions by providing a cool moist root run. Do you know the names of those two varieties? Phyllostachys aurea something? and Phlyllostachys nigra perhaps. Yep the basic P.aurea & P.nigra. I made them very happy - or rather, they died happy! They may well take over the UK in a few years then, as all the designers on those makeover programmes seem to include one or the other - or both - in fairly small back gardens! -- Sue |
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bamboo as a screen-anyone tried it?
"Rupert" wrote What you need is a clump forming bamboo as against bamboo that spreads by sending out long runners which fire up at a distance from the plant. Fargesia murielae is one of the most popular because it is relatively well behaved. The only Bamboo I have the shows any signs of running is Sasa and I was warned that this really is invasive and should be avoided. I am still waiting with fear and trepidation:-) This site gives a good explanation of the different habits of bamboo. http://www.bamboosourcery.com/catalog.cfm?print=1 Thanks, that looks very useful. You'll let us know if you need us to have a whip round for a machete for you at Xmas, won't you? -- Sue |
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bamboo as a screen-anyone tried it?
"Sue" wrote in message reenews.net... "Rupert" wrote What you need is a clump forming bamboo as against bamboo that spreads by sending out long runners which fire up at a distance from the plant. Fargesia murielae is one of the most popular because it is relatively well behaved. The only Bamboo I have the shows any signs of running is Sasa and I was warned that this really is invasive and should be avoided. I am still waiting with fear and trepidation:-) This site gives a good explanation of the different habits of bamboo. http://www.bamboosourcery.com/catalog.cfm?print=1 Thanks, that looks very useful. You'll let us know if you need us to have a whip round for a machete for you at Xmas, won't you? -- Sue My Christmas fare is fairly traditional but this year it may include bamboo shoots :-) |
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bamboo as a screen-anyone tried it?
"Sue" wrote in message reenews.net... "p.k." wrote Rupert wrote: I do vaguely remember that summer--seems decades ago . Message understood. I guess you gave them the absolute best growing conditions by providing a cool moist root run. Do you know the names of those two varieties? Phyllostachys aurea something? and Phlyllostachys nigra perhaps. Yep the basic P.aurea & P.nigra. I made them very happy - or rather, they died happy! They may well take over the UK in a few years then, as all the designers on those makeover programmes seem to include one or the other - or both - in fairly small back gardens! -- Sue Yes they will probably outdo the tree ferns . I noticed on the Stam bamboo site that there is a very dwarf variety which can be used as a lawn. Not all is lost . They do die (50-100 years) |
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bamboo as a screen-anyone tried it?
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Puce" wrote: PigPOg wrote: I also want to use bamboo as a screen but I thought I'd grow them in large containers. Don't know how this will pan-out - especially given that I know very little about gardening let alone growing bamboo! There's nothing to it. If they go out of hand, just dig them out. I've had bamboos and I've never bothered doing anything to them beside removing the dead stems, ideal to start my fires with. This 'out of control bamboos' is really annoying me. My friend has landscaped an area in central Manchester with bamboos 12 years ago. The bamboos haven't spread, nor did they grew up walls, suffocated people, or jumped on passers by. Exactly. I've seen some real problems with Sasa Palmata and I know a feral wood of Sasaella Ramosa which makes me very scared of it, but in general the problems are much exagerated. There's a page of advice at http://www.americanbamboo.org/Genera...ingBamboo.html Its really for california - where things allegedly grow faster - so I'd expect far fewer problems here. Bamboos come in two sorts; runners and clumpers (or leptomorphic and caespitose if you like more impressive terminology). You want clumpers to avoid the invasive tendency. If you really want to see impressive hedges of bamboo, Burton Agnes near Bridlington, E.Yorks have them of Yushania Anceps - which has a slight tendency to run but is basically a clumper. Bamboos in pots are more difficult because it is a container, and containers dry off quicker and are prone to frost etc. Use a good container, plastic preferably, it's lighter and easier to move around, start well with a good drainage at the bottom, crocks, gravel and you shouldn' t have any problem. Bamboos in pots are problematic. They hate being dried out and always look much happier in the soil. They have almost no water storage organs. Depending on species and how dry you get them, you'll get leaf curl - or they might even shed all leaves. If you insist on containers, be prepared to give some serious thought to irrigation in hot weather. |
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