You're welcome and thanks, Todd.
There's some misunderstanding about Bamboo and a lot of horror stories 'out there' so glad I could help.
Most important thing to understand is all Bamboo species can be put into two categories:
1) Clumping and 2) Running
Best to always go with Clumping unless you have a specific reason to use a Running species and then you'd have to use some techniques during installation to mitigate the undesirable aspects of it spreading where you don't want it to.
There are plenty of landscape architects though who designate a running species because they want that particular look that species/variety offers. They usually include specification to assist with containment. For me that's a whole lot of phoey, when there are so many clumping species to pick from. But it goes with the territory. Over the years I was in business I had to put up with a fair amount of BS from someone else's "design specs". Mostly I did for monetary reasons so there was a justification, I guess.
For that project in those pics I was able to source some nice 'Gracillis' in 7 gallon size for a decent price and that included delivery right to the job site. The nursery specialized in bamboo and were in central florida about a 1.5 hour one way. I kind got lucky there. But that's what happens when you spend some time on the phone beating the bushes (NPI). Later on I began buying from a more local nursery and picked up what I needed. I usually bought them in a 15 gallon size and then divided the clumps using a sawzall so if I needed a total of 20 plants I would only have to buy 10. Then some of them would yield an extra clump so I'd get 3 plants from one pot.
Here's another backyard project. Client bought the house, had a pool put in, and needed landscaping. I immediately design a bamboo perimeter to both screen undesirable views and provide privacy. I used drip tubing for that entire line of bamboo, which lined the 3 sides of their backyard. Notice how wide I made the beds so we could leave plenty of space between the plants and fence and lawn.
This was a project that I cut up the 15 gallon sized bamboo into halves and thirds. It stretches the budget as well as reduces transport and installation labor.
Check out the date stamps on the photos and how fast the bamboo fills in and flushes out. This client will never have to do any maintenance on that row of bamboo. Maybe if a culm somehow becomes lazy and lays out over the lawn he'll have to clip it. But that's something that usually doesn't happen. No issues with freezes either in winter. This variety handles down into the teens.
BTW - those Elephant Ears just popped up on their own. The owner wanted to leave them so we did.
I handled all the irrigation too and low voltage l/s lighting. Using LED and powder coated aluminum fixtures. You can see in the one pic we fertilize all material before mulching using both Milorganite and a complete time-release nursery formula. Sometimes I also put down a granulated pre-emergent herbicide to help with weeds. The maintenance person this client had wasn't all that great. Didn't even do much edging until I got on them myself.
One more comment - the Hawaiian Ti plant variety I used ('Maria') has the most vertical growth habit of any Ti plant I've ever used. Just look at those babies! Really impressive tight habit, which helped with the tight locations I planted them in. I picked those up at HD to save some time so that worked out well. And that bright pink colour is so tropical!
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