Fargesia Robusta Hedge

by philinshelton on August 29, 2010

in Bamboo Plants,Landscape projects

I get a lot of questions from people about screening with bamboo in a very narrow bed, and which bamboo will be best for the task.

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Paver Installation

by philinshelton on May 2, 2010

in How To,Landscape projects,Videos

Here is a short video montage of a recent patio and walkway installation.

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Small Pond – The Four Directions

by philinshelton on January 28, 2010

in Landscape projects

Our client wanted a circular pond that would incorporate the Native American symbolism of the circle and the four directions.

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Winter Bamboo

by philinshelton on December 15, 2009

in Bamboo Basics

Here’s a short report and a few pics of how our clumping bamboos performed during last week’s record cold snap.

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How to Prune a Clumping Bamboo

by philinshelton on October 25, 2009

in How To,Videos

In this video demonstration, I thin out a young planting of Fargesia scabrida.  This particular plant started from a full, #2 container, and has been in the ground for three growing seasons.  One thing I don’t mention in the video is that I like to prune my clumping bamboos in fall, well after the current season’s shoots have finished growing for the year.  Also, the clumping bamboos I grow and am familiar with are the temperate, frost hardy clumpers that do well here west of the Cascades in Washington, Oregon, part of B.C. and other regions with similar climates.  Timing and techniques for the sub-tropical and tropical bamboos (which include many of the  giant timber bamboos) may be very different from those I demonstrate here.

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