Garden Plants - The Fascinating And Versatile Bamboo

2023 Author: Lynn Laird | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-08-25 09:49

The choice of garden plants is an essential part of outdoor landscaping. The Japanese or Asian garden, for example, has become super popular in recent years. The characteristic plant for this type of garden is bamboo. There are several reasons why planting bamboo in your garden is a good idea. It is relatively easy to grow, grows very fast, has a wonderful light green color, and apart from beautifying the garden, can serve as a natural screening. Bamboo turns out to be one of the most versatile and fascinating garden plants. Discover all its attractions in the following article.

Bamboo is among the easy-care garden plants

As the different species of bamboo have adapted to subtropical and temperate climates and as it needs to be cut only once or twice a year, it is among the garden plants considered easy to maintain. It can withstand temperatures below zero and can reach heights of several meters in a short period of time

One of the most versatile garden plants

As one of the most beloved garden plants, bamboo can be present there in different forms - such as a plant directly planted in the ground, as a green plant in a pot, container or planter, as a bamboo hedge and even in the form of a windscreen or a screen. These characteristics make bamboo a versatile plant that involves a lot of designs. Bamboo in pots is also a good decoration.

Bamboo potted and flowering plants as a natural garden decoration

Bamboo in flower box on the terrace

Bamboo carefully cut to enhance the line of the garden screen

There are many species of bamboo which are distinguished by the type of their stems and leaves, their size and, respectively, their spatial requirements. It is therefore important to determine the role that the plant will play in your garden.

Practical and attractive bamboo privacy screen

Fargesia bamboo is an evergreen species native to eastern and western China. It is so named by Adrien Franche, French missionary in China who collected the first specimens. It can reach 1-3 meters in height and requires a soil of normal moisture, neutral pH. It can be planted directly in the garden or in a container. The Fargesia is also suitable for making a hedge.

Bamboo stems as a natural privacy screen

The Phyllostachys is a species of bamboo which can be invasive and which, by its size, is more reminiscent of a tree. It is among the most frost resistant bamboo species and can be grown as far as Belgium.

Natural stone garden path and bamboo windbreak in the garden

Japanese indoor garden with sand, rocks and bamboo

Bamboo in wood flower boxes

Bamboo forest in the backyard

Bamboo in terracotta pot

Bamboo garden plants and fountain

Highlight the beauty of bamboo using LED spotlights