Our Bamboo News

June 2009

Monday, June 29th

April 2008	June 2009
We delivered more bamboo to Mark and Cheri today. They had ordered some Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Slender Crookstem' last April. The first picture is of the bamboo being delivered and planted last April. The second picture of the bamboo. One year of growth can make a good screen with proper care for plants.
	This bamboo makes a lovely screen and provides great privacy for their backyard. With a few more years of growth they will have the height and thickness they need for total privacy.
They have decided to purchase some more bamboo to expand the screen further down their property line. Here are some of the 15 gallon size of the Crookstem being unloaded and watered.
	You can see the number of canes that one plant is capable of producing with the proper care. We greatly appreciate the opportunity of helping them to regain privacy in their backyard and hope they enjoy the bamboo.

Saturday, June 27th

Mike that we just delivered to in Dallas, TX (see below)came out this weekend to visit us. He is really excited about bamboo and wanted to see some more large bamboo in person. We enjoyed his visited and are happy to see people this excited about bamboo.

Wednesday, June 24th

We had a delivery and installation in Jacksonville, FL today. It was for Dr. Jeffery to add to his tropical landscape. He wanted some large starter divisions of giant bamboo. We had some 65 gallon sizes of Phyllostachys Vivax that seemed to fit the request. You can see how large the plantings are in the pictures below.
	This is a great way to have large bamboo fast. In his climate zone and soil, he should be able to have numerous, numerous canes this size in just a few years. Large divisions are a great way to jump start a grove. We appreciate your business and hope this provides the tropical feel and privacy to make your backyard one of a kind. Thanks.

Thursday, June 9th

We delivered some very large bamboo to Michael in Dallas, TX today. These are pictures of 65 gallon pots of Phyllostachys nigra Henon 'Giant Gray'. The top left picture is at the nursery and the right side picture is at his house. He has constructed a large raised planter to allow for contained growth of these large timber bamboos.
	He also constructed a long planter to accommodate some screening bamboo he purchased. His soil was predominately clay so this was a great way to amend the soil and control growth. Bamboo will grow in most any soil conditions but good soil composition will definitely accelerate growth.
These are some of the Rubromarginata bamboos that he chose to make his screen. He staggered the planting site with 15 and 30 gallon size plants for this screen. Rubro is a very fast screening bamboo that will work excellent in this application. We appreciate the business and look forward to seeing pictures of this bamboo in the future.

Wednesday, May 27th

	We got a call from Creekside Nurseries in Hampton, GA just south of Atlanta. They need a couple of species for a residential installation. This is a picture of some of their nursery and tree farm.
They chose some of our most popular species which can be seen here in a 15 gallon size. The species pictured are the Gray, Spectabilis, Rubromarginata, and Arrow bamboo. They were a pleasure to work with and we appreciate getting the chance to assist them.

Friday, May 15th

Today, we are getting an order of Phyllostachys nigra 'Henon' Giant Gray ready for a delivery to Maryland. These are some 15 and 30 gallon plants that are to be used for a large privacy screen. These are some container of 15 gallon size plants in the picture to the right.
	Here we are wrestling a 30 gallon size plant out of the container. Plants are removed from the container and wrapped in non-treated burlap. This burlap will deteriorate quickly when planted with the plant. It allows for the plant to be moved and planted with care and ease.
This is Cade's house in Maryland. His neighbor is tearing down his small home to build a much larger one that will be able to be seen from Cade's House. Cade chose the giant gray for the height that it will provide. This will allow his to screen the neighbor's house from all floors of his residence.

Tuesday, May 12th

	This is Mr. Fassnacht house in Atlanta, Georgia. He needs a screen in the back of his home to shield him from a busy road.
He chose the Phyllostachys Nigra Henon 'Giant Gray' for it's ability to create a very tall privacy screen. This bamboo is cable of attaining a height of 65'. However, the majority of the screen will be in the 6'-35+' range.
	This will be necessary to provide him with privacy from his elevated back deck. The slope of the ground also works against a short screen but luckily there is a bamboo for most all applications. In just a few years, he will have the privacy that he wants. We appreciate the order.
This is Patrica beautiful home that they are remodeling. It is also in Atlanta, GA. With all these beautiful improvements why not incorporate bamboo.
	They chose to use bamboo in one of the planters in front of their house. They decided to use Phyllostachys nigra 'Black' bamboo. With this smaller planting area, they can expect the bamboo to be smaller than mature sizes. I think that it will be a great addition to this lovely house and landscape. Thanks.

Friday, May 8th

Today we had a delivery to Atlanta, GA. This was to the Campbell's house to help screen out a neighbor who has decided to rent his house. They needed a short lush screen and decided to chose Pseudosasa Japonica 'Arrow Bamboo' for their screen.
	They are planting the bamboo in a natural depression between them and the house next door. The depression and the added drainage from the house will make this planting area great for bamboo. We appreciate the order and hope you enjoy your bamboo and privacy.

Friday, May 1st

Today, Dr. Wright order was being picked up by one of his friends. Dr. Wright wanted a good screening bamboo for his home in Irving, NY. Rubromarginata works great in this climate zone. It creates a lush green screen that can tolerate the wind, cold, and shade. It is a very adaptable species.
	This is Ann, Dr. Wright friend who volunteered to be flown down and drive a rental truck back. She had family in Alabama so it worked out great for everybody. We greatly appreciate the order and getting to work with everyone.