How to prune bamboo 'Bamboo plants bring a wonderfully tropical feel to the garden, but they are incredibly rapid growers. In ...

SUMMER is great for being out in the garden, but it’s not ideal when you don’t have any privacy in your outdoor space. To ...

Bamboo holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest-growing plant, and some species can shoot up to nearly 3 feet in just one day. Its rapid growth rate makes it a favorite for quick privacy ...

This patch of clumping bamboo is leaning behind a white-blooming spirea coming out of winter. Q: My husband and I have a natural tree line between us and our new neighbors. We have 41/2 acres, and ...

Here, it will prove the perfect material for general garden DIY such as creating fencing or privacy screens in your garden, says Georgina O'Grady, Managing Director at Evergreen Direct. You may like ...

Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world, making it the ideal, lush plant for backyard privacy. In particular, non-invasive bamboo (clumping bamboo), forms in tight clumps that are ...

Bamboo, even tropical species, are not the perfect plants. Most species prefer regular applications of water even after establishment. They also like well-drained soil, full sun; though some will ...

Q • I would like to use plants for privacy in my yard but everyone tells me to avoid bamboo. What are good and cheap alternatives?

One Brit's bamboo plant is wreaking havoc on their neighbour's new decking Credit: Alamy. She has the plants in her garden to give some privacy to her "overlooked" garden.