Bamboo Garden
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SlipperKing
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Nice lacy look on the first one
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goldenrose
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:clap: I'm a variegated freak! :clap:
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nikv
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Very pretty! :clap:
NYEric
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I could sell those variegated ones here and pay for more besseae hybrids! 
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Hera
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Wonderful. Its was nice to see them as shoots. I wish I could grow them up here in the north. The clumping types that are for sale for my zone are not very memorable.
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biothanasis
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Very nice garden and great pics! Thank's for sharing!
KyushuCalanthe
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Wow, lovely boos and garden. Thanks for the tour!
SlipperFan
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Wonderful variety of colors, shapes and textures!
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Kevin
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Wow! I've never seen young bamboo before. Very interesting. I'd love to be able to grow them here.
NYEric
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U can grow bamboo anywhere!
JeanLux
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very nice bamboos; it must be impressive to 'see' the young growths emerge and grow!!!! Reminds me of a great place I have been visiting again this spring in France: => http://www.bambouseraie.com/ Jean
Leo Schordje
wilted blossom
Hera, the clumping bamboos available in the USA rarely make much of a visible statement, they are too sparse for the first 20+ years of growing. By the time a clumper develops visual impact, you will be ready for the old folks home. Try one of the runners. There are a dozen or more species of running bamboos that are fully hardy in you area. I am in the cold end of zone 5, and I have a nice 5 year old patch of the Phyllostachys atrovaginata, (the second or third species shown) it has been root hardy through -18 F (about -26 C). My 28 year old planting of Phyllostachys aureosulcata has survived -25 F several times. Both will remain evergreen in milder winters. The down side of the running bamboos is that you need to give them some space, and install some sort of barrier to keep them contained. But they are really rewarding if you are willing to put a bit of maintanence work in every year.
