My wife wants to plant 3 bamboo plants for a 20ft privacy screen between properties. I figured I could just mow along both sides, keeping it a thin line.
Any experience with keeping bamboo at bay?
Any experience with keeping bamboo at bay?
This reason for my concerns is a episode of ATOH, they dug a deep trench and put a container in it to plant the bamboo in.I just spent $500 to rent a mini excavator for two days and two days of labor to remove a section of bamboo that started spreading. I will never buy a property that has bamboo. Stay away. Go online and research the horror stories of bamboo removal.
This is the type.Bamboo can be a bear to keep at bay if not planned for well in advance with good barriers. This can be a real pita if there are adjacent garden beds. However, I believe there are non-spreading bamboos. Check to see if they will tolerate Mass temps.
Oh, so I guess it will be safe. All were looking for is a privacy screen.OK, that is nandina. It's not real bamboo and does not spread at all but grows instead as an evergreen shrub. We have several plants.
Trying to stay away from that look. Something more unusual, modern looking, that's why we thought bamboo. Is there a non invasive species?Arbor Vitae? Just pick out one that stops at 6-8' or top prune annually.
http://www.naturehills.com/arborvitae-holmstrup
Wife doesn't want holly, we also don't want a thick bush. We don't mind if it changes colors, as long as it still provides privacy.What about holly? It's evergreen, uncommon, and will grow 6-8 feet tall depending on variety.
My understanding is that it is invasive in many places (which the OP worried about)Euonymous compacta is pretty well self-contained. The county planted it 15 years ago at one of the park and ride lots and it has remained well mannered.
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