Hi Diane, I am surprised that you feel one doesn't need to put up much of a barrier. I bought a bamboo from a local widely known plantsman. I cannot remember the name except that it was viariegated and delicate. I planted it in a bottomless pot about a foot tall about twenty or more years ago, and it quickly "traveled"...expletive. We are still digging out sprouts here and there after trying to remove it about 17 years ago...smile. I adore bamboo, but will not plant it here. Beeg blizzard predicted in the northern plains and it is supposed to hit us here as well...sigh. A little fed up, but even more upset over the deer who are camping out all over the slopes here and broke through the netting fence. Of course, the first thing they attacked was an exquisite fastigiate chamacyparis. The bottom half is now five inches thick and the top a foot thick...sigh. I am thinking a permanent fence from my old age money. We shoot at the deer with what seems to be a very ineffective pellet gun. They keep coming back and while I feel sorry for them as I realize they are hungry. I am conflicted...smile. I have to think that our UK friends do not have a deer problem? Probably dear little hedgehogs and badgers? Best from currently frigid central NY State. I dream of galanthus in full blow carpeting the landscape in the UK as we never see it here. Best, Marcia Brown Meigs Ithaca, NY, USA Cheerio, Marcia In a message dated 2/20/2011 2:19:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
I don't recall anything in bamboo forests I've been in. Even dwarf bamboo seemed to obliterate the competition. The good thing about bamboo is that its roots are shallow so barriers don't have to be massive. Also, plants that are over-run can survive. When I had a backhoe in to remove my bamboo, an arisaema that had not emerged aboveground in twelve years came up and flowered. Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate mild rainy winters, mild dry summers _______________________________________________ Alpine-l mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/alpine-l
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