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Come visit our 60 acre waterfront nursery.
Second generation owner Roger Lewis Jr. with his lovely wife Rachel.
Rachel began answering customer questions and taking phone orders in August 2006.
Our family owned and operated company ships over 7000 bamboo divisions
throughout North America each year. As one of the largest providers
we sell only premium divisions. With an annual inventory of over 7000
containerized bamboo we are able to select only the best.
Above
photo was made several years ago of our little family.
June 2006 Retirement
Roger Sr. and Gayle Lewis
"Much has happened over the years and we have proudly passed our love of bamboo
to our one and only child. Now the time has come for us to step back from the labor
intensive nursery business. Our company grew from simple honest principals. As
time passed, we have found the importance of simplicity and God.
We continue to live by these standards and have greatly simplified our lives. We have
reduced all our material processions and even moved into a smaller home to care
for. We now enjoy our lovely grand daughter Harper. A nice sailboat has been
acquired and we will soon be leaving on an extended trip. Gayle and I can now
enjoy the fruits of our many years of hard work."
Its time for us to relax!
Gayle & Roger Sr.
June 2006 Retirement
Roger Sr. and Gayle Lewis
"Much has happened over the years and we have proudly passed our love of bamboo
to our one and only child. Now the time has come for us to step back from the labor
intensive nursery business. Our company grew from simple honest principals. As
time passed, we have found the importance of simplicity and God.
We continue to live by these standards and have greatly simplified our lives. We have
reduced all our material processions and even moved into a smaller home to care
for. We now enjoy our lovely grand daughter Harper. A nice sailboat has been
acquired and we will soon be leaving on an extended trip. Gayle and I can now
enjoy the fruits of our many years of hard work."
Its time for us to relax!
Gayle & Roger Sr.
Growing bamboo at the current nursery site since 1985, Roger Sr. and Gayle Lewis
operated the very first Alabama Bamboo Nursery with a web site in 1995 under the
name Wolf Creek Bamboo. It was named after the river the nursery was established
on. The business quickly expanded and was renamed Lewis Bamboo Groves.
Lewis Bamboo Groves grew rapidly and in October 2003 the nursery
incorporated under the direction of Roger Jr. as Lewis Bamboo Inc.
Through years of
experience we
found if you provide excellent bamboo and customer
service, your customer base will grow. When you call there will be a member of
the Lewis family to answer your questions and take the order.
service, your customer base will grow. When you call there will be a member of
the Lewis family to answer your questions and take the order.
No matter how much we grow, Lewis Bamboo Inc. will provide excellent bamboo
divisions and service to all our customers.
Please take time to explore our web site and see the photos of our customers.
There are hundreds and hundreds of pictures to enjoy on the original
'Our Bamboo News' which goes back several years.
February 2007, Fox News at Lewis Bamboo. Click here to read about
the interview and bamboo special.
In 2006 the Associated Press picked up a feature story done on our nursery.
You can also see this at this link on
'Our Bamboo News'.
No other bamboo nursery has these special pages which are dedicated to our thousands
of customers.
Feel free to contact any of our commercial clients listed on Our Bamboo News Index.
We have done business with many large companies. There are many landscaping
companies, automobile plants, botanical gardens, golf courses, malls, theaters,
schools, TV programs and the list goes on.
Click here to see them.
Lewis Bamboo will continue to expand to meet consumer needs and always value any size bamboo order.
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We
have been growing bamboo on our current
property since 1985.
Our bamboo hobby turned
into a large business that we hope is making the
world a greener place. Over the years, Roger Sr. and Gayle passed the
love of this
beautiful plant onto their only child, Roger Jr. This photo of Roger was made several years ago in our Moso grove. He graduated with honors in 1999, BS in Business Management, from the University of Alabama. Roger is a state licensed landscaper and now owns and operates Lewis Bamboo, Inc. |
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In
2003, Gayle
and Roger Sr. opened 'Bamboo Design' which does some contract work with
Lewis Bamboo Inc. To the right, Gayle is shown in the Moso grove next to a giant new Moso shoot. Gayle served for years as the web master for the American Bamboo Society's Southeast Chapter. She also held the office of a director for the Southeast Chapter. In 2006, she got the new convertible that she always wanted. After 35 years of marriage to Roger Sr., she deserves this and a lot more. |
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the right, Roger Sr. in 1992, digging 'Moso' divisions. He has always
loved bamboo and will continue to work with this
beautiful plant as long as he can. |
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We
are all very active members of the American Bamboo Society. We attend
meetings and volunteer regularly to clean up groves to restore them to
their natural beauty. On February 15, 2003 Gayle was elected as the
director for the Southeast Chapter of the ABS, also on October 17, 2003
she was selected to be the webmaster. She proudly served in these
positions and will always continue do her part to spread the love of
bamboo. We attended a chapter meeting at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens where Roger Sr. was honored to be asked to sit on a panel. The panel taught and answered questions from the public. Left to right, Steve Ray, Roger Sr., Harry Abel, and Robby Russell (check out the photos on 'Our Bamboo News'. The Southeast Chapter chose to meet at Lewis Bamboo. Photos of prominent bambuseros in the South and information about the meeting can be viewed here Bamboo Chapter Meeting.
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We have many repeat customers and the reasons are simple. After comparing the size, species and total price, you too will find we offer the most bamboo for less. Our nursery uses standard sizes which we list and have photographs demonstrating the size through out our web site. We do not ship our bamboo bare root. We add water plus peat moss to ensure your bamboo arrives healthy with a moist root ball.
In 2007, Lewis Bamboo was happy to add a new Operational Manager, Denny Kilgore. Den had nearly ten years of garden center management experience at the nations largest retail chain. Now a valued employee, Den has been a friend of the family for over 26 years. |
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Special Projects Manager, Sidney
Busby
working hard to help our business provide you will great bamboo.
Sid
has been my closest friend since grade school. For over 20 years, Sid
has
always been there when we needed him.
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Look over our site, visit our Customer Comments page and look over the many Commercial Site listings that have done business with us. Call or email us, we will do what it takes to make you happy.
Thank you for your interest in our site and we hope everyone can see the significance
of this beautiful plant and the major role it can play in helping our environment.
Hope to see you at our next 'Open House'.
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THE LEWIS FAMILY |  |
Below, we will back
track a little and bring you up to date.
April
17th. 2005
Roger Jr. and his lovely wife,
Rachel.
In 2005, their first daughter, Harper, was in storage and on the way!!
Below is beautiful little Harper, she arrived November 8th. 2005
in perfect health.
Prouder parents there couldn't be. With a head full
of black hair and blue eyes that are already melting
hearts, Harper has arrived!
A nice little 8 pounds 2 ounces and
21 inches from the black hair to her
little toes.
In 2005, their first daughter, Harper, was in storage and on the way!!
Below is beautiful little Harper, she arrived November 8th. 2005
in perfect health.
Prouder parents there couldn't be. With a head full
of black hair and blue eyes that are already melting
hearts, Harper has arrived!
A nice little 8 pounds 2 ounces and
21 inches from the black hair to her
little toes.
Harper holds her first bamboo at three weeks old.
Above, Harper was 3 weeks old and smiles all the time.
April 15th. 2006
Harper will begin attending bamboo meetings soon. We have been talking bamboo
a good bit to her, she smiles and talks back. At this time we are just not sure
what she is saying.
June 26th. 2006
We are sure bamboo will become an important part of her life
and look forward to her playing in the groves.
September 14 th. 2006
Harper begins her training at Lewis Bamboo Inc.
Below March 2nd. 2007
Our daughter, Harper, is walking and often running through the groves of bamboo
where she can slip free from our grasp. Like most lovely girls, she
is a photo hound.
April 2007
New shoots of Moso have fuzz covering the culms. Harper
ever so gently rubs her little cheek along the sheath.
March 2008
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