Bamboo Garden Ideas

Due to its many sizes and colors, bamboo can make an excellent addition to any garden.  Bamboo can be grown in a garden along with other plants and flowers or by itself in containers to make unique decorations for your home.

Types

There are two types of bamboo to choose from, clumping bamboo and spreading bamboo.  The best one to buy depends on how much of an area it is going to cover.  Spreading bamboo grows and spreads very rapidly, and it is great for covering large areas.  This type of bamboo grows well in regular climates.  Clumping bamboo grows in bunches and is much easier to contain than spreading bamboo.  This type of bamboo grows well in tropical climates.

Size And Color

There are many different species of bamboo to choose from, and it comes in a variety of sizes and colors.  Dwarf bamboo is very short, and is great for retaining moisture in the soil, landscaping and erosion control.  Giant bamboo is very tall, and it is great for creating natural barriers.  Bamboo comes in many colors, including yellow, black and blue.  Yellow bamboo has yellow canes with stripes at the base, and it looks great next to many plants and flowers.  Black bamboo has dark canes with dark green leaves and looks terrific by itself or in a simple garden.  Blue bamboo is blue with purple tints, and is a great accent next to water.

Ideas

Bamboo can be grown in containers or in the ground.  Growing bamboo in containers makes it easy to move them around as needed.  Bamboo's wide variety of colors can be used in the garden to complement many different flowers and plants.  It can be used to create hedges, which can be trimmed to create different looks and can also be used to create privacy screens between yards or to cover windows.