15 gallon B&B of Gray Henon

This order of 15 gallon size P. nigra Henon 'Giant Gray' was delivered to Decatur, Georgia to Ned.

To the right is a photo showing over 100 of the 15 gallon sizes of Gray Henon we had going into Spring 2007. With Jeff's second Orlando order, most of this inventory has been sold. Jeff is starting his own bamboo company and we were happy to out bid everyone to get their business. We have a few left and can always custom dig large divisions like the divisions shown below that went to Houston this month.

Thanks again to Ned in Georgia for his order. We hope you enjoy the new bamboo for years to come.

Tuesday 7/03/07

We have two large customer deliveries by us that were done recently and one on site nursery visit that will be posted soon. Rachel and I will be on vacation in Ireland from July 3rd. to the 19th. Mail ordering will continue on a limited status. No on site visits or deliveries will be conducted during this vacation period.

Coming soon, photos of the Houston and Atlanta delivery will be posted on this news page and also one nursery visit by a nice couple from Minnesota.

Today we confirmed the second order going to Jeff in Orlando, Florida. Jeff owns one of the largest online pet supply stores in North America. This large delivery is scheduled for delivery the first of August. This order will consist of 152 divisions.  We will personally deliver them in our custom 25 foot trailer designed for hauling large size bamboo divisions. Take a look at the beautiful species of bamboo Jeff has selected on this order.

Sasella Masamuneana 'Albostriata'
P. nigra 'Black'
P. b. 'Allgold'
P. n. Henon 'Giant Gray'
P. b. 'Tanakae'
P. vivax 'Aureocaulis'
P. aurea 'Golden'
P. v. 'Robert Young'
Semiarundinaria Fastuosa
I. latifolius
Ps. japonica 'Tsutsumiana'



June
Friday  6/22/07

Joe, his lovely wife Betty and daughter Tracy drove up from Mobile, Alabama. Joe had mail ordered 14 of the 3 gallon P. aurea 'Golden' from us February of 2006. He said that the  'Golden' was doing great and he wanted  to get some 'Moso'.

Joe said that he could have mail ordered again but he just wanted to see our Nursery and take a tour of all the different species that we have. He got some 5 gallon 'Moso' that was too tall for us to ship. They also picked out some Sasaella Masamuneana 'Albostriata'.     It was a pleasure meeting all of them and we really appreciate his repeat business. Hope you have a safe trip back home and 'Thanks again'.

Thursday  6/21/07

Carol had really prepared for her new plantings. She had a trench dug and barrier installed. Her home is on the left of this picture. We are getting ready to unload the bamboo from the trailer into the backyard.

You can see the beautifully prepared trench at the back of the root balls. She ordered Field Specimens and then some smaller 5 gallon to taper the planting from high to low on each end. This was to have the look she wanted right now until the bamboo fills in.

Saturday 6/16/07

Look who's back......Edwin from Fulton, Mississippi returned today to pick up a couple F/S of P. vivax 'Aureocaulis' that we had dug and stabilized for him. Edwin was here 3 years ago, then two times in April and once in May of this year. The bamboo bug  has bitten!

Today we got to meet his daughter, Tracy.  She was so enthused with bamboo. It was a pleasure just to answer all her questions and see the smile on her face as she chose each plant. She really knew what she wanted and how she wanted the bamboo to look.

Edwin's wife Sandra is in a 'Moso' grove. They already have 'Moso' growing and can't wait until they have some very hugh canes. Sandra picked out some Pleioblastus pygmaeus, Pleioblastus pygmaeus 'Ramosisimus'  and P. chino 'Vaginatus Variegatus' to grow in her garden.

This week we are preparing to delivery a trailer load of large bamboo to Nashville, Tn. Next week we are off to Atlanta, Ga on Monday. Tuesday we leave for Houston, Tx. once again this year. Texas has kept us busy this year and we always enjoy visiting that lovely state. We hate they are being pounded so bad by all the rain fall.
	Our county has been in a severe drought for the past 5 weeks, but there is rain predicted for us this week. Thanks to everyone that has purchased from us and just let us know if we can be of help with any bamboo.

Wednesday 6/13/07

Today was our delivery to Jeff in Orlando, Florida. Jeff owns one of the largest online pet supply stores in North America. He is very excited about bamboo and is planting quite a lot. On this first order we delivered 112  large divisions. His selections included P. aurea Golden, P. rubromarginata,  P. nigra 'Henon' , Semiarundinaria Okuboi, and two large 30 gallon containers of P. bambusoides 'Allgold'.

The landscape was beautiful for plantings of bamboo. Jeff has very sandy soil that he will amend with composted manure.

In the background you can see some of the tropical clumping bamboos that he has already planted.

                              Above are some of P. rubromarginata plants and root balls.
           

The P. aurea 'Golden' are pictured to the right with all their inspection tags. They were perfect size for handling and getting a nice grove large grove established.

           We had a great trip and really enjoyed meeting Jeff. It's nice to talk with people who
         appreciated bamboo for all of it's potential and is making the earth a greener place to live.

              Thanks Jeff and we look forward to a return visit to your beautiful place.


Sunday 6/10/07

Today some friends of friends paid us a visit to purchase plants for a privacy screen. Terrel and his nephew Will decided that Phyllostachy Nigra Henon 'Giant Gray' would provide the height needed for privacy. We appreciate their visit and hope they had a good time and was able to learn a lot about bamboo.

Wednesday 6/06/07