... in growing hardy palms but since moving house a couple of years ago and getting a much larger garden I have developed a keen interest in growing bamboo. I was wondering if there are any bamboo fans on this forum growing Phyllostachys prominens & kwangsiensis and would you consider them good ...

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My Phyllostachys Aureosucata 'Aureocaulis' has sent up some cracking new canes this spring, but the most recent ones have flopped over after barely reaching 30cm. It is grown in a pot, but is very well watered and I've just this month started giving it a good weekly miracle-grow. The rest of the pla...

I have a 6m long bed in the front that gets blasted by the wind. I thought it would be ideal place for a bamboo screen and spent ages deciding which ones would cope with the wind. This was it in April last year. bamboo-bed-04-april07.jpg And here it is today. bamboo-bed-05-jun08.jpg ...

Any boo experts out there?....good! I have a number of bamboos in the garden and they have been in the ground from 2 to 4 years. Most are fine but my Phyllostachys Aureo-sulcata ...

Hi All I remember talk on the UKO forum about some tablets that can be purchased in Holland that you pop into the soil of bamboo pots to control mealy bugs. I have just found these in Wilkos (whilst buying my tubers for the competition!). I have purchased a packet (£3.99 for 20 - a ...

Finally managed to pick up a new camera after dropping the last and cracking the lcd screen, nothing fancy a cannon compact g9. So thought I'd test it out with some garden pics today. Apologies for the dead canes in some of the pics, got to get busy with the pruners asap... http://hometown.aol.co.uk...

Snapped some pics of Phyllostachys dulcis the other day, it's reckoned to be a good up-sizer here in the Uk, will it beat all others? I'm not so sure but it's big alright. It also has another nice feature compared to other plain green specimen's. The true plant develops green coloured banding - subt...

:D Is there anyone out there,other than me, that has hurd of a Bamboo Palm :?: If so I would like to know more about this plant that grows like a Bamboo, but infact it really is a Palm, I saw it offered for sale some time ago now and can't find it anywhere ...

We have about 20 8' lengths of bamboo pole (aprox 2" diameter) and im trying to think of ideas of what to do with them using my very limited DIY skills - any ideas?

I have this Bamboo in the garden that I planted about 4 years ago and I don't know what it is. Its about 6ft tall and more of a arching one than an upright. I am going to hack it back to reclaim the pathway thru. Any ideas what ...

... next plans they have sent the following email out to people on the email list, which gives hope of what might be the next move. Some interesting bamboos - although i best try and keep Mark away from this as no doubt some of them will soon turn up in our garden :lol: :lol: :lol: Gaz Long ago, ...