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I have a bare 4-foot fence between us and the next door neighbours' garden.  In the later afternoon/evening, the sun is in that direction.  I'd like to provide a bit more privacy, but without losing that sun.  I thought that a bamboo would be ideal

A fortnight ago I wrote about bamboos, and how they are used in Asia. I admit that this was a little indulgent and not completely relevant to your gardens. Still, occasionally it is good to wander off the straight and narrow.However, some of your

hello All, I've got potted bamboo, it seems to have a lot of water in pot, I've re potted and placed stone in base to aid with drainage...some leaves are coming back but small and not lush...other bamboo poles seem non starters as far as getting

I bought 6 bamboo plants and was excited about putting them in until I read the horror stories about them popping up anywhere and everywhere, I have now decided to put them in 18in x 18in strong plastic tubs to sit on the soil a concrete slab under

what is the best soil for bamboo please going to plant it in a tub. Hiya I would use John innis number 3.......not mpc Hiya I would use John innes number 3.......not mpc

hi everyone are bamboos sun lovers ? i have it on my windowsill at momment with my chilli plants wondering if it is ok ...............     Yes they love sun - but also very moist soil and potted ones do need to have their water levels topped up

My bamboo is in containers and is looking very dry and shrivelled.  We are still having minus temperatures at night and early morning - can/should I  feed or water them or will that be worse for the roots than them drying out?   I'd water. The pots

Help wanted - can anyone tell me how to get rid of bamboo shoots coming into my garden from a neighbours garden. They are about 5 - 7  ft in length any I have just found quite a few All you can really do is cut through the roots where they come

Hi all, I am very new to gardening as we lived in a flat before. We have moved into a house which the garden needs some tlc when we moved in the bamboo was about 8-10 foot tall I have cut it down to about 2 foot now in preparation to get rid

I made the mistake of planting bamboo as a screen near my conservatory, I had no idea the roots would be such a problem, everyone tells me the only way to rid the bamboo is to have a digger in to remove the roots, the problem being there is no room