Our Bamboo News

September 2009

Friday, October 30th

A couple of weeks ago Matthew Burton from Groundscapes, LLC visited us. He needed some bamboo to help complete his landscaping project at P.F. Changs in Birmingham, AL.
	He need a small groundcover and wanted bamboo to keep with the Asian inspired theme. He decided to plant Sasaella masamuneana 'Albostriata'. I know it is a long name but it is one of the prettiest groundcover bamboos. We appreciate the order and the landscape and design looks great. Thanks.

Friday, October 10th

Mark and Judy returned for another visit with their family. They are collecting different species to start their bamboo farm in Tennessee.
	We had another great tour with them. There is a lot to see and absorb on one visit so, they wanted to come back and make another round. In this picture we are looking at some Phyllostachys Dulcis bamboo. The common name for this bamboo is sweet shoot bamboo. Most all bamboo shoots are edible, but this has a sugary taste and is highly prized for this attribute.
It was enjoyable to get to spend time with them and hear how their bamboo groves are progressing. We appreciate the repeat business and hope they had a great time also.

Thursday, October 1st

	Today, we were back in Atlanta, GA delivering to Gibbs Landscaping Company. They were given the task of preparing a living wall at the Savannah College of Art and Design. This was for the arrival of a new art exhibit.
Tall plants were needed to help provide a lush appearance for the premier. They chose tall green bamboo in the form of Decora, Slender Crookstem, and Aurea. We appreciate the business and look forward to seeing the exhibit.

Saturday, September 5th

We had a visit from Daniel, Heidi, Hayden, and Nolen today. They made the short trip down from Nashville, TN to take a tour of the bamboo farm. The day started a little wet but cleared up towards the end. We appreciate their perseverance and we are always willing to tough out the rain if the customer wants to. It was a pleasure to get to meet them and I hope they had a great time despite the weather.

August 2009

Thursday, August 6th

	Today we delivered to Homewood, AL. This is for a new city center development that has shopping, dining, and housing. We delivered some Giant Gray Henon in preparation for the open house which will be on the weekend of August 15th. These bushy plants will help screen the view of the AT&T building from the homes below.
The utility building can be seen on the far right hand side of the picture to the right. This is a beautiful development and I love to see bamboo being used in urban environments. It is definitely a plants that adds value and helps to provides a more natural feel to new developments. We appreciate the order.

July 2009

Thursday, July 30th

	Today we had a delivery to Atlanta, GA. It was going to Mr. Maloney who lives in a beautiful house on the banks of the Chattahoochee river. He needs bamboo to provide for his sunroom and some upstairs bedrooms.
Phyllostachys Aurea was chosen in 30 gallon sizes. We had these sizes available in bushy and tall plants. We try to stock multiple looks in a lot of same size containers to accommodate most all needs. He chose a nice mix to allow for instant screening.
	The bamboo was to be installed on the other side of the retaining wall. This bamboo has limbs almost to ground level so it will make a great screen, allowing privacy for multiple levels of his home. We appreciate the order and it was nice to get to met you.

Saturday, July 25th

Today Skip and Robert made the trip over from Oklahoma to purchase some bamboo. Skip has plans to sell his home in a couple of years and needed fast privacy. His home backs up to the main entrance to his neighborhood and he needs additional screening that was not provided by his existing 8' tall block wall.
	Because of the height that was needed in such a short time period, large plants were used. This will insure that he has larger growth emerging in the next couple of years. He chose some Phyllostachys nigra 'Black' and Phyllostachys nigra Henon 'Giant Gray'. The gray and black bamboo make a very appealing look when mixed together. They will be placed against a stucco wall, so they are very complimentary in color. Smaller plants will do the job but not in the desired two years. These large plants with proper care will help him get the desired look and screen in just a short time period.
Here, we have them wrapped in plastic and ready for the long journey back to Oklahoma. We appreciate the visit and were happy to get to meet and spend time with them.

Wednesday, July 22nd

	This is Cade's house in Maryland. We first delivered to him on May 15th, 2009. This is the before and after pictures of the bamboo installation of giant gray bamboo. Cade decided to order a few more divisions to accelerate his screen. These are a few more plants in the picture on the left that were purchased to thicken the screen.
Cade had a need for an immediate screen because of the construction of a nearby residence. You can see the construction dumpster in this picture. We appreciate all the orders and we are sure that this situation will be replaced by lovely green foliage.

Wednesday, July 8th

Today, we delivered to Christy Webber Landscapes. They have many locations in Chicago, IL. This is a new location that was developed to help re-green a deteriorated industrial/urban area.
	Here is our bamboo in their storage facility. If you look closely you can see some of the Chicago skyline in the left hand side of the photo.
They chose Phyllostachys Bissetii to install for a screen for a local client. It was a pleasure to do business with them and we appreciate all that they are doing for the environment.