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the same ploy with a bamboo last year to try and contain its spread by putting it in a very large pot, and then sinking that in the ground.  Bamboo hasn't liked it at all - think the problem came in the winter and early Spring because didn't feel inclined

I have found that the incinerator burning of waste veggy materiel oop t'lotty is missing a chance to improve patches of open areas waiting to be cultivated. I burn old cane prunings, knackered bamboo canes, hedge trimmings, all sorts of stuff, too

, honeysuckle, variegated ivy, roses, should do it. Or you could be contemporary and plant bamboos (the non-spreading ones) along the side, with touches of colour between them, like allium Purple Sensation. But any of those will hide the shed to some extent

stems of dogwood the scene is enough to lift the spirits. This morning the sun is shining on the dogwood and a white/green miscanthus variegatus outside my kitchen window. The wind damage one of my bamboo fence but I fixed it as best as possible. Most

I have a large, circular  gravel area in my garden. A few deciduous grasses, a black bamboo in a large barrel, a yucca and a cordyline all add interest - but I'd love a really large (possibly bronze?) structure/animal. I have a birthday coming up

://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4596685.stm I think that Budleja is a good option, although wont create a total screen. OH is finally getting into it, just shouted out bamboo I have bamboo , watch how it spreads but love mine . Bunny, yes watch that bamboo. I "had

of bamboo canes and string I have decided to prepare my self for next summer - just to try and stop me from staring out the kitchen window at the chaos the weather has created this year.  Can you please let me have details of the video please. You

could hire an electric cement mixer for a day to mix a big batch, as long as you had somewhere to put it all.  thanks had a look think I will just buy several bags, its for palms and bamboo.

I have a five and a half acre plot in Ross-Shire Northern Scotland. Half an acre of which is overrun with a bamboo which is 8-10 feet tall, leaves 4 -6 inches long , many remaining on the plant throughout the winter.Thin woody stems. Very invasive

Bought a pot of Iris Confusa from an open garden last weekend, can anyone let me know where to plant them and what to expect them to look like in maturity?  Any information would be great. This is also known as Bamboo Iris. The "bamboo" like stems