My Castallonis bamboo is flowering and i know of two others flowering now also .Are there any more.Is it strange to have three all flowering at the same time

I have noticed for some time my blue bamboo hasn't looked very happy this year but it was at the back of the border so I did'ent take any notice. However I now realise it has flowered and is dying! :roll: Any one else got this problem as it ...

I would like to use bamboo along my fence as there is a strip of soil between it and the patio (7m long, 0.5m deep, 2m high) I have read that bamboo can spread easily and can be a problem. Are there any recommendations to use that would ...

Yorkshire Kris, I saw your youTube on Phyllostachys bambusoides castillonis flowering. Also David Attenboough on Fri eve. My castillonis flowered in 2017, took pics in August. Then cut it down, as per RHS instructions..In 2018 I had two weak shoots, which have both flowered, so I think tht's the end...

Another bamboo question I'm afraid! :lol: I have just had a real hack at another Fargesia clump that I bought. It is several years old and had clearly never been thinned at all. As a result, it was jam-packed with short or loads ...

... a pic below for context (the Ceonothus is in the background behind the Trachycarpus). So, I was thinking about filling the gap with a nice looking bamboo. I don't mind it spreading a bit (though I will use a barrier), but don't want it to be ridiculously high - 2 - 3m would be ideal... Any suggestions? ...

It grows upside down!

Hmmm I'm planting about 20 of these this year.

... of regulars on here (including Simba) came to my tropical jungle, bought and removed some plants. I am now looking to sell a large amount of bamboo over the next two or three weeks / weekends and thought I would post here first. Please take a look at the previous thread for pictures of the ...

Hello All, I am looking at growing this type of bamboo as a hedge to block out the neighbours 6ft ish lleylandi at the back of our garden. I bought 12 pots of Fargesia Bamboo from B&Q in the recent sales (£1 per pot) and although small, have been ...

As any one been to this place Its in Fordingbridge Hampshire .Not been to it . Its close to my work place ?

My bamboo appears to be wilting the ground is moist.I have 3 clumps they all look like this to varying degrees. Does anyone know what is wrong, could it be wind damage?

I have a number of potted bamboos that will be going into the garden this year to hopefully get things moving in terms of new clum generation. When would you guys recommend transferring them? Would like to get them in as soon as it is sensible as some are fresh from the nursery and a little cramped ...

I want to disguise the entrance to my Jungle garden, and I thought I would make a windy-path through bamboo so that there wasn't a clear line-of-sight into the Jungle, and thus it would be a surprise when came-upon. Doesn't have to be Bamboo, so open to other suggestions. ...

So what's everyone's best/fav bamboo for a pot I know they won't do as well but I really want one
I like Chusquea but read not ideal for pots anyone tryed ? I don't like sasa and other bamboos that look like
Like that I like to be able to see the culms