| Bamboo Book |
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Practical guide containing the best 50 beginner bamboos that Paul recommends for a wide range of situations.
Includes
- Handy checklists for each plant - More than 150 colour photographs - Easy - care, problem - free bamboos - Cultivation advice - Design ideas for gardens of all sizes
Postage on this book is £3 | £14.99
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Now Available.
Voted the Best Reference Book of the Year 2005.
This is the Bamboo Book to help those new to bamboo, to those obsessed and fanatical about them. It is fun to read, full of Paul's Bamboo experiences, wonderful photographs and hand drawings. It tells you how to select, propagate and maintain your plants. Ending with an imformative descriptive listing of all the Hardy Bamboos that will grow in the UK.
There is a delivery charge of £5.50 for one book and £8.50 for more than one book which will be added to your order. | £25.00
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| Bamboo Starter Collections |
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This collection will be our selection of 3 plants suitable for sun or semi - shade. This will include:
1 tall bamboo that will grow to 3m50cm when mature or more
2 shorter bamboos that will grow to a maximum of 1m50cm when mature.
If you send us details of where you will be putting these plants we will endeavour to pick the best ones for your situation. These will be in 3 or 5L pots. | £65.75
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In this collection the plants will be selected by us and will contain 2 different selections of collection 1a.
6 plants for sun/semi - shade to include:
2 tall bamboos that will grow to 3m50cm or more when mature and 4 shorter bamboos that will grow to 1m50cm when mature.
if you let us know details of where they will be planted we will pick the best plants for your situation. These will be in 3 or 5L pots.
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This collection contains 3 different bamboos for screening in any aspect. These bamboos will be selected by us and will grow to 3m50cm or more when mature.
If you could let us know where they will be planted we will select the best ones for your situation. These will be in 3 or 5L pots. | £88.75
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This collection consists of 2 different selections of collection 2a.
It contains 6 plants for screening in any aspect.
These bamboos will be selected by us and will grow up to 3m50 cm when mature.
If you could let us know where they are to be planted we will pick the best plants for your situation. These will be in 3 or 5L pots. | £152.25
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The plants in this collection will be selected by us and will contain 3 different bamboos suitable for a pot or container.
These bamboos will NOT exceed 3m50cm in height when mature.
The plants will all be different and contrast well with each other. These will be in 3 or 5L pots. | £78.75
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This collection will be 2 different selections of collection 3a and the plants will be selected by us.
It will contain 6 different bamboos suitable for Pot or Container.
These bamboos will not exceed 3m 50cm in height when mature and will contrast well with each other. These will be in 3 or 5L pots. | £137.25
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The plants in this collection will be selected by us and will contain 3 drought tolerant bamboos.
To include:
2 tall bamboos growing to 3m50cm or more when mature.
1 shorter bamboo growing to a maximum of 1m50cm when mature.
If you could let us know where these bamboos will be planted we will select the best plants for you. These will be in 3 or 5L pots. | £85.75
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This collection will be selected by us and will contain 2 different selections of collection 4a.
It will contain 6 drought tolerant bamboos.
4 tall bamboos which will grow to 3m50cn or more when mature.
plus 2 shorter bamboos growing up to 1m50cm when mature.
Please could you let us know where you will be planting them and we will pick the best plants for that situation for you. These will be in 3 or 5L pots. | £140.75
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This collection contains 1a, 2a, 3a and 4a - all 12 will be different plants selected by us.
3 plants for sun/semi - shade
3 screening bamboos
3 bamboos for pots or containers
3 drought tolerant bamboos
They will be a mixture of 3 and 5 L pots. if you could let us know where they will be planted we will pick the best plants accordingly. | £264.25
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| Bashania |
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Large plant for collection from the nursery 'Fargesii Bamboo', Silver Cane' or Silver Streak Bamboo'. Bold, vertical bamboo with rigid branching with glaucous leaves. Thick, silvery - grey culms to 6m in time. Sun or shade. Can stay in a a tight clump or form a grove depending on the soil and situation.
Open ground plants are dug to order, please give as much notice as possible.
Small clumps are single culms 2.5m - 4m high Large clumps have 2+ culms 2.5m - 4m high | from £29.75
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Give yourself a pat on the back if you say this first time! Hardy with lots of early new growth resulting in a dense crop of dark green, long leaves. Nearly solid culms. Hairy sheaths. Grows to 3m - 4m in a dense and broad clump. Sun or part shade.
5L are 1.1 - 1.3m high
10L are pruned lightly to 1.4m | £35.25
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| Borinda |
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Large plant for collection from the nursery 'Yunnam 6'. New hardy upright species from Yunnan. Thick culms that change from green to dark tawny - brown. Tidy, fresh green elegant branches and leaves. Will grow to 4m when mature.
10L are 1.8m high approx | £59.75
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| Chimonobambusa |
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Large plant for collection from the nursery 'Han zhu' or 'Kan - chiku'. Fresh green bamboo ideal for filling in between shrubs, trees or other bamboos. Good in pots 1m.
Open ground plants are dug to order, please give as much notice as possible.
Small clumps have 2+ culms and are 0.6m - 1m high
Large clumps have 6+ culms and are 0.6m - 1m high | from £29.75
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'Variegated Leaved Marbled Bamboo'. Thin culms that turn almost red when planted in full sun. Dense low clumps that grow to 1.5m. Good, fast groundcover .
This bamboo lends itself better to open ground rather than in pots to avoid excess leaf loss in winter.
3L are 0.4 - 0.6m high approx
5L are 0.6 - 0.8m high approx
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| Chusquea |
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'Chilean Bamboo' or 'Colihue' or 'Culeu'. Very dark culmed form with clusters of small leafy branches providing a 'bottle brush' effect. Very hardy, eventually forming a dense clump to 4m or more. The 'cream' of bamboos and always in short supply. Good by sea air. Slow to gain height but worth waiting for. Extremely tolerant of drought.
3L are 0.3m high wide approx
5L are 0.6m - 0.8m high | from £35.75
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| Culms |
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We are now offering cut live culms, or dried poles of up to 35mm diameter, for bicycle production or other more decorative uses, ie: flower arranging or art work.
Maximum dispatch length 1.4m, longer lengths can be collected from the nursery. Please specify diameters required. Culms longer than 2m will be price accordingly. | £3.00
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| Evergreen hedge |
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This will contain a selection of bamboos for a fast growing hedge, so contain the roots with a barrier at the front and back if you do not want the rhizomes to wander. The plants will be of mixed height and leaf shape when mature and will be selected for their vigour. Grows to 2 - 4m in 4 years.
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This will be suitable for medium to large gardens. The plants will be more vigorous than the Fargesias and will grow faster upwards and sideways, so you will be able to space them out a bit more. If the height is important to you but are worried about the roots spreading put a root barrier down two sides, front and back of the bamboo to keep the roots growing in line. These plants will be 3 or 5L pots and will be in a minimum of 3 different species for the collection of 5 plants and 5 for the collection of 10 plants. Height 3 - 5m in 4 years. | from £156.25
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| Fargesia |
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NEW. Compact and clumping. Grows to 4m high. Slender bloomy culms that turn purple - brown with age. Small glaucous leaves held on short branches provide an elegant appearance. An impressive introduction.
3L are 0.7 - 0.9m high approx
5L are 1.1m high approx
10L are 1.8m high approx
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Small leaved, compact bamboo ideal for the small garden. Clump former. Grows to 1.5m in pots and 2.5m in the ground.
3L are 0.5 - 0.6m high
5L are 0.7m - 0.8m high
10L are 0.8m - 0.9m high | £37.75
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A quick robust form. The strong, vertical green culms turn orange - yellow with age and provide a fountain of greenery higher up. Slightly broader leaves than the species murielae producing a taller and more open habit. Grows to 4m when mature. Impressive orange sheathing on 1 year old culms. Sun or shade.
3L are 0.7m high approx
5L are 0.8m - 1m high approx
10L are 1m - 1.2m high approx | £39.75
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'Fountain Bamboo' or 'Jian zhu'. Purple - black culms, with small glaucous leaves. Upright, rigid habit until old, when like most things, it droops with age. Flowered worldwide in the last decade . Tolerant of shade. Eventually grows to 3.5m - 4m.
5L are 0.7m - 0.8m high approx
10L are 1 - 1.1m high approx | £47.75
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The 'Red Fountain Bamboo'. Dainty grey - green leaved, upright habit. New culms are fresh green, that mature to red - purple. This clumping plant earns its place in any small garden. Grows to 3m when mature.
5L are 0.7m - 0.8m high | £39.75
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Incredibly beautiful form with copper-red tinted persistent sheaths and slightly larger leaves also more open in habit than the species. Colours become richer during the winter months.
Tidy, clump forming and tolerant of almost everything. Better, less expensive and lasts much longer than the average firework display. Grows to 4m or more when mature. | £37.75
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Large plant for collection from the nursery Excellent form. As good as robusta but with red sheaths on culms and lowers branches.The strong culms give you height quickly. It is upright, always looks good and is in my top 5 bamboos. Grows to 4m when mature. | £59.75
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Larger leaves than the robusta 'Red Sheath' but as good in every way. Overall height when mature is 4.5m.
5L are 1m - 1.2m high approx | £39.75
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'Gansu 95 - 1'. Graceful short form. Ideal for containers . Peachy - red coloured sheaths make it even more interesting. Masses of shoots annually and always wider than high when mature. Bubbly and a joy to see like our pup, named after it. Height 2m - 3m when mature. One of the best bamboos for growing in a container.
3L are 0.5 - 0.8m high approx
5L are 0.8m - 0.9m high
20L are 1.2m high | £37.75
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This a tough but very delicate looking form of a great species. Culms bloomy when new, forming a tight clump, this is as refined as it get. Pink and purple tinted sheaths. The leaves are smaller and more sparse than other species producing a less dense plant, 5m high when mature.
5L are 0.9 - 1.1m high approx
10L are 1.9m high approx | £45.75
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