|
|
Article: Learn how to bamboo: plant a well-behaved beauty for an accent or a leafy screen.
- Article from:
- Sunset
- Article date:
- July 1, 2004
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
When it comes to plants with impact, bamboos have no equal. They can grow 4 feet in one day, screen from view a neighbor's looming two-story house within a few years, or transform a traditional backyard into an exotic retreat.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
True, some rampant growers, like golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea), send out runners into every corner of the garden and beyond; they've given the bamboo clan a bad rap. But the number of garden-worthy species has continued to expand, thanks to a handful of passionate collectors and specialty nurseries that have introduced species from Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America.
[ILLUSTRATION ...