I realize I didn't answer you about fertilizer etc., because I don't know. Can someone else help - what kind of fertilizer, and what season,...
Thanks for your reply. I think I can help you. For our lakeside location, we decided to put in 3 black bamboo clumps (grown locally, in...
F is real enough, but: 10 F = -12 C 0 F = -18 C Note that at -40 the scales converge, -40 F = -40 C
I've now looked up most of the plants referenced here. One thing I forgot to mention, there are lots of bears in this area and I want to avoid...
Thanks to everyone who has posted, keep those suggestions coming. On height, we don't want anything higher than 2-3 feet - even the...
This sounds worth trying, but where can I get this plant?
Thanks, I'll look into all of these, though it sounds like some are too tall. Most of the natural shrubs we see nearby are too big - and pruning...
We've recently (2 years ago) bought a lakefront property on Vancouver Island, Cowichan Lake, and have a very messy, sloping, "retaining wall"...
I love the look of these trees, and would have one if I had the space, though be warned, they drop bits of themselves all the time, and on a hot...
I again want to thank everyone who has posted. At this point (not 100% decided) we are thinking we will go with the black bamboo because we have,...
I made more calls today and now have two more varieties to consider, phyllostachys glauca Yunzhu and p. heteroclada. These are apparently...
Still wondering, if planted as a hedge (narrow space, we really don't have more than 5' width) whether you'd suggest black or golden. And, we...
Thanks, it would not normally get that cold and one local nursery has black bamboo growing locally, albeit in a more sheltered valley (not on the...
We're on Vancouver Island, BC, and have a lakefront property on Cowichan Lake (Youbou). We have a road allowance that's used as a public boat...
