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no effect. The worst effect is the mess they make on paths ,the garden and the pavement which inevitably gets trodden indoors.They must be a health risk! They are afraid of my cat though. For the last 3 nights we have a fox that sleeps under our bamboo plant

bikes off there (ramp or no ramp) we might even have stretched to playing parachutes! I see your dilema  Trellis is a good idea or if you're feeling a bit lazy maybe some bamboo / bamboo screens, you culd always grow some climbers up it, scratchy roses

established before fruiting). You could try planting bamboo in a pot (most varieties are invasive, so containing the roots in a pot is a very good idea), you can get black bamboo which is very striking.  A cornus will give interest throughout the year

too. Cordylines do well in their garden. Bamboo isnt realy a tropical plant but creates a tropical look and can handle cold weather. Ferns another tropical looking plant that can handle colder weather & of course Hostas.  Bananas Musa species Musa

, the best idea throughout is to be reasonable - th difficulty is everyone construes 'reasonable' differently. I have black bamboo that for sheer growing speed outclasses leylandii - it can hit two vertical metres in a month - however isn't close

's mild with long growing season, it will flower again in September. there is a smaller alchemila, forgotten its name for moment, that does not seed. Of course, there is bamboo...They all seem to be aggressive even those advertised as clump forming I

don't know for how much longer. I am looking for three-way plastic corner joints to fit a plastic tube or bamboo to create a long tent structure from which to hang a net. I know that these exist but I don't know where to find them reasonably priced

? Also I have a rampant bamboo. Can I just cut some of this down and use it as support canes or do I need to let them dry out first? Don't keep the sowing medium too wet, or the seeds may rot before germination. I find a bit of bottom heat helps

and training bonsai trees in your local library, or they can order them for you.  Most of them recommend fancy clippers, Japanese scissors, bamboo brushes, etc, but you don't need to spend a lot of money.  Sharp secateurs for heavy pruning [which you

that both of them are thinking along the same lines as you! In a garden where I worked we had muntjac visits. They were especially fond of bulbs, but a very simple low fence made of bamboo and plastic mesh around the bed kept them off. It was only about 1m