What’s so great about landscaping with bamboo?
First of all bamboo is attractive. It is a living thing whose aura is not copied by plastic or other man-made materials. It is evergreen, yet has a light and springy air about it. Bamboo does not have the heaviness of conifers, laurels and rhododendrons. Bamboo’s wide range of uses is unparalleled by any other plant for groundcover, formal and informal hedges, screens, groves, forests and forest products, building materials, crafts, food, and shelter for birds and wildlife. Bamboo is ideal for urban landscapes as it creates shade and tall screens. Bamboo rustles in the wind creating peaceful sounds. It protects the soil through its deep and extensive root system and shady canopy. Bamboos are generally easy to grow and once they are established all they need is some water and a sprinkling of compost. Once a cane or branch is cut it never regrows. Most temperate bamboos are easily controlled through root pruning by hand if you give yourself enough space around the bamboo to do the mainte
