Use of Boo in the Landscape - Poll

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How I Use Bamboo in the Landscape

Tropical/Tropicalesque style landscape
3
16%
Only use boo as hedge or windbreak
1
5%
Large boo grove(s) on rural property
1
5%
Small boo grove(s) on suburban property
1
5%
Asian style garden (formal or informal)
1
5%
Container gardening (for containment or aesthetic purposes)
0
No votes
Just as specimen plants with no particular landscape theme
5
26%
I just collect all the boo I can with no regard to a landscape design!
6
32%
The ubiquitous ?other?, please elaborate
1
5%
 
Total votes: 19

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Use of Boo in the Landscape - Poll

Post by iandad »

I wanted to throw this out to the group, an inquiry into the use of boo in the landscape. I know that most of use boo for hedges or groves, but in what context? I have assembled some choices in the poll above about how we use boo in the scope of the whole landscape design.

My guess is that most have more than one, but let?s go for your primary use. Accompanying pics and elaboration would of course be great if they illustrate a particular stlye or concept.
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I couldn't vote for more than one? I'm going to have to pull out my trusty 1954 poll manual out of the cedar chest and check up on the rules.












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Yeah, I think that is all the phpBB code will let you do.... Hey it's better than nothing though, hoping to get some good data for all of us.
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I just collect all the boo I can with no regard to a landscape design which translates into: whichever one's survive the winters here will be Large boo grove(s) on rural property in the future.

Also, as has been discussed in gwforum, bamboo has potential in a guerrilla's arsenal.

Peace out, all ya bambuseros






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I am collecting diff sp. with no design but plan to use them in a landscape design when i figure out which ones work/grow best. I picked other ..... also i originally intended to use it as a screen and erosion control....but plans change.
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Like Kyuzo (pictured above) in "The Seven Samurai," I've "...Killed (more than) two..." bamboos.

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Lance and Kurt,
There's a book called "The Collector's Garden" by Ken Druse. It's a good read (or look, really -- lots of pics) that shows that it's possible to organize your collection into an attractive garden and landscape. You might enjoyh it.
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Cady...thanks for the book title. I don't have ANY books yet on Bamboo. It is also on my list. I have a few other priorities i have to get out of the way first. Maybe for my Christmas present....I'll tell the wife....
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I also could have responded to multiple answers: "no theme", and "all I can". The "no theme" response brings up a dilemma that I have: Is there a good way to learn how to landscape? Is it all trial and error? Do "master gardener" classes help? Any good books? I wrote down the title of the one Cady suggested. I have done OK with small flower beds, but entire yards or anything larger and I seem to get lost. The picture shows incorporation of some bamboos in a small flower bed. Eric

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Eric,

It takes time to be able to glance at a yard and immediately know what would look awesome. Make sure you stop and pay attention when out and about. I'm sure looking through literature will help with basic styles and layouts to incorporate. The more exposure you give your brain, the quicker you'll be able to put two and two together.

Did you ever see somebody out in public, and you thought to yourself "glad I know better" when referring to his/her style of dress. Some people will never be able to "picture" a good landscape. For some, practice and study may take longer. DON'T get frustrated.
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Eric:

I have found the local library (even here in the hinterlands of the deep south) to have many books on landscaping. Look at the pictures and try to get a handle of what you think would fit your property.

The most important thing is FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION, i.e. what is (are) the main purpose(s) of the space available. The design should follow the function.
(e.g. kids, dog, entertaining, bocce 8) , nothing but boo, etc.)

If large groves are your thing, plan carefully to allocate the space for them to size up. My guess is that like most of us in suburbia have more boo than we really have room to let size up. At that point, we trade, cultivate, trade, rinse, lather, and repeat...

Design work should be fun!!
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