Our Bamboo News

February 2009

Wednesday, February 25th 2009

Today, we delivered to Mr. Neale in Seabrooke, Texas. This is a beach community just above Galveston. They are still recovering from the hurricane season last year. His house, landscape, and pool was severely damaged.
	He has since restored everything except for his privacy that was lost from trees being blown down. He decided to plant bamboo to regain his privacy. He has a water view from the front but is bordered by a road and walking trial on one side. Bamboo will provide him with the privacy he needs and is very storm resistance. Even if it is damaged, it quickly replenishes itself the following year.
He chose Phyllostachys Aurea 'Golden Bamboo' to provide him with screening from just above ground level to about 35'. Once these plants are stood up and planted, they should provide him privacy up to the power line in the picture. We appreciate the chance to help and hope this re-establishes his privacy.

Friday, February 20th 2009

Today we had customers visit us from Mount Olive, AL. It is a town located very close to our farm. Gigi and her husband visited our farm to help decide which species will work the best for their bamboo privacy screen.
	After taking the tour and hearing their requirements for a screen, Phyllostachys Bambusoides 'Slender Crookstem' was chosen to be the best fit. We are also doing the installation so, we will have more pictures to come. We appreciate their visit and look forward to being able to help them get their privacy back.

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

	We got to meet some great customers today. We had a delivery and a visit/tour. Mr. Hubbard visited from Atlanta this morning. Our nursery is about a 3-4 hour drive from Atlanta, GA. We are always happy to have customers make this short trip. If you would like to schedule an appointment, please give us a call at 1-877-RZN-CANE.
Mr. Hubbard was interested in bamboo as an accent behind his water feature and retaining wall. He chose the very elegant Phyllostachys Aurea 'Koi'. This is a rare species that is yellow with green stripes. It also has randomly stacked internodes in the lower portions of the canes and some variegated leaves.
	It was a joy to meet him and discuss bamboo. We hope it completes his landscape. I also hope that the Green Top barbeque we recommend was good. Thanks again..
This is Mr. Ball. He is a local landscaper in Tuscaloosa, AL. He is trying to screen his pool from the rest of his cul-de-sac. He chose Phyllostachys Aurea in 3 gallon sizes to get the screen started and I was happy to deliver them to him this morning on my way to our Nursery.
	The three gallon sizes are a good way to start if you are not wanting instant privacy. However, in just a few years, these plants will be sending up numerous canes that are large enough to create privacy above his 6' fence. It takes bamboo a few years to create a thick screen but, the privacy is well worth the wait. Thanks for the order Mr. Ball.

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

It is Valentine Day and we have a quick delivery of plants to a local customer. Donna had a mobile home moved onto the adjacent property. She contacted us because she wanted to block the vision of the home. She needed screening from ground level to about 25', so we recommended Phyllostachys Aurea 'Golden Bamboo.
	Golden bamboo will create a nice evergreen privacy fence to separate the two residences and provide privacy. We appreciate the order and was glad to help.

Friday, February 6th, 2009

	Today, we got to take a delivery to Greenville, South Carolina. This delivery was to Dr. Harry to provide him privacy around his pool and hot tub. He had a beautiful house but like most of us, he could use a little privacy.
This is Randall, Dr. Harry's landscaper, who has done an excellent job in the short time he has started managing the residence.
	Some bamboo was installed previously. It is the bare looking canes on the left side of the picture. Bamboo can be tricky to dig and stabilize. It's water requirements for proper stabilization is tremendous. We only sell stabilized, established divisions to avoid this occurrence. These plants will replace the existing bamboo and provide privacy for the hot tub area to the left. We greatly appreciate the order and it was a pleasure doing business with them.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

We are taking a delivery of 18 different types of bamboo to Mr. Daley in Phenix City, AL. He want a tropical paradise in his backyard and we are here to help. These are some of the various species in the picture. They range from species that get 4' tall to 75' tall in a plethora of colors and variegations.
	This is Mr. Daley and one of his assistants in the picture. He has just started this construction project at his residence. He recently had this beautiful pool installed and now it is time for the landscaping.
Here is a picture of his tiki house beside the pool. This whole area will be bordered by bamboo and draped with ground covers and ornaments through the walking paths.
	We were able to help in the layout and design of the landscape. In just a few years this area will be transformed into a tropical paradise with the seclusion that he wants. Thanks again for the order and we enjoyed getting to help.