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12 foot tall (approx.) Bamboo thinned out

M33R4M33R4 Posts: 291
edited May 2023 in Garden design
Been 3 years at least since I gave some TLC to the tiny bamboo I planted 14 years ago. Nothing beats sitting near it on a windy day listening to the leaves swooping and swaying with every breath of the wind...beautiful 😍 

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I wish I could garden all year round!

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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @M33R4 You have made a great job. Must have taken a while to do. Always a big improvement and creates a lovely focal point. 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    I love bamboo too - that's gorgeous! I bought a scraggy little fargesia for a fiver from a car boot about 17 years ago, and have 3 huge plants now - soon to be 5 as the potted one needs a break. 😄
  • clematisdorsetclematisdorset Posts: 1,348
    @M33R4 It looks lovely in both photos but after the thinning, the patterned and structure on it really sing! Does it still swish well in the breeze? I agree, a lovely sound that they make. Reminds me of willow (weeping) which I love but cannot grow here.
    Sorry to witness the demise of the forum. 😥😥😥😡😡😡I am Spartacus 
  • PlantmindedPlantminded Posts: 3,580
    A fine example of a well managed bamboo @M33R4!  Many people are scared of bamboos but they can be a real asset to a garden if the right variety is chosen and looked after well.
    Wirral. Sandy, free draining soil.


  • M33R4M33R4 Posts: 291
    edited May 2023
    clematisdorset said:
    @M33R4 It looks lovely in both photos but after the thinning, the patterned and structure on it really sing! Does it still swish well in the breeze? I agree, a lovely sound that they make. Reminds me of willow (weeping) which I love but cannot grow here.
    Yes it still swishes in the breeze....amazing sound...so Zen :)

    My husband too asked me about the pattern thinking I magic them on lol 
    I wish I could garden all year round!
  • M33R4M33R4 Posts: 291
    edited May 2023
    Plantminded said:
    A fine example of a well managed bamboo @M33R4!  Many people are scared of bamboos but they can be a real asset to a garden if the right variety is chosen and looked after well.
    I agree Plantminded. I was wary too hence I put in middle of garden inside a contained environment. Occasionally I see some runner roots on the lawn but I nip those off quickly. As it got so tall and bushy, I tied rope around its diameter in 2 places along its height for a few years but at the detriment of not seeing those lovely brownish skins along the canes - since the thinning out they have popped beautifully!
    I wish I could garden all year round!
  • ThebigeasyThebigeasy Posts: 190
    Plantminded said:
    A fine example of a well managed bamboo @M33R4!  Many people are scared of bamboos but they can be a real asset to a garden if the right variety is chosen and looked after well.
    What variety's do you recommend as I would like to plant some in the near future.
  • M33R4M33R4 Posts: 291
    Thebigeasy said:
    Plantminded said:
    A fine example of a well managed bamboo @M33R4!  Many people are scared of bamboos but they can be a real asset to a garden if the right variety is chosen and looked after well.
    What variety's do you recommend as I would like to plant some in the near future.
    I believe the one in my post (pictures) is Pseudosasa japonica - arrow bamboo.

    My dad gave it to me when it was 6 inches tall.
    I wish I could garden all year round!
  • M33R4M33R4 Posts: 291
    Update: 12 Jul 2023:

    I wish I could garden all year round!
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