pruning bamboos

[jacko]

i've just finished pruning my bamboos.its taken 2 days and has given them a fresh look and much more stunning with the culm colours.heres some before and after shots.

[The Codfather]

Mint......

[Kristen]

Very smart. Will Giles's bamboos, at the entrance to his garden, look smart with the stems showing similar to how you have done yours

[Mr List]

nice, how high up have you gone?

[The Codfather]

Ijacko, I cant believe how nice and tight the bamboo is with no barriers......when I see that I want to plant some.

[Yorkshire Kris]

Looks really good Jacko.

[Trudytropics]

Wow, they look fab

[Simba]

Looking great there Jacko, I am hoping to do mine this weekend too....

[Andy P]

They look fantastic Jacko . Can`t wait till mine are big enough to do the same.

[Ian Cooke]

The bamboos look fantastic BUT disadvantage is that you've exposed the fence behind - YUK - sorry! What about some sort of very pale screen behind the black bamboo to show off the culms? Apologies for being critical!

[jacko]

cheers everyone.mr list i've pruned up to around 5ft on most and arond 6ft for the vivax.ian i see what you mean i could paint the fence a light colour its due for a coat of something anyway i shall consider that ,good idea.as for the black bamboo i suggest using gloves it was a tough job trying to get to the centre of it,more of a fight than a leisurly garden job .got scratches all over my hands the others were not too bad to do.

[Vagetarian]

I'd have to agree with Ian, your fence is pretty ugly. Put something remotely attractive behind your bamboo and I reckon your garden would look very special!

Mine are all still babies but I hope that in the coming years they'll start to resemble yours, because they do look quite perfect. Nice work!

[Kristen]

I didn't even notice the fence, my eye was drawn only to the pretty stems of the bamboos

[Vagetarian]

I'm sure I would not have noticed it either if it weren't for my critical eye on these matters, 'tis what I do...

However, paint it a nice modern colour (if you like modern) and it will look amazing!

[SueW]

Wow, they look fantastic. One of my next purchases is going to be a black bamboo. I'll be trimming it like this when it's big enough. Re: the fence, could you maybe pop a length of reed or willow screening behind it?