What's so Great About Bamboo?

Are you thinking about adding bamboo to your Arizona landscape design? Talk to a bamboo supplier to learn more about this amazing plant. Bamboo is one of the best sound and sight barriers available in landscaping. It is hardy, durable, beautiful and extremely fast-growing. It is also a sustainable and affordable choice when you want to create a private oasis in your yard.

Bamboo, long used in the art of Feng Shui, can be used for numerous landscaping applications.  It is very strong and thus can be used in a variety of different ways.  Cultivated for millennia in Asia, it has recently grown in popularity in our western culture because of its diversity, affordability and aesthetic appeal. 

Bamboo is a beautiful and often forgotten plant that can be used for numerous landscaping applications.  It is very strong and thus can be used in a variety of different ways.  Cultivated for millennia in Asia, it has recently grown in popularity in our western culture because of its diversity, sustainability, affordability and aesthetic appeal. 

Bamboo is evergreen and thrives well in both desert and humid climates. If you use it for landscaping, great care should be taken to research where you should plant it so that it will not interfere with the growth of other plants.  It is also fast growing, which enables a homeowner to create a natural privacy fence quickly.

How quickly? Bamboo is desert climates can grow four to six inches a day. Some bamboo planted in tropical zones has been known to grow literally 40 inches in a day.  Obviously this means that if you use this gorgeous choice as part of your landscaping, you should make sure that you can devote the time for proper maintenance and trimming – or hire a professional landscaper.

Bamboo's natural tendency is to grow quite tall and lush.  This makes it a great option for parts of your property that you would like to cover with shade quickly.  Several plants can also be planted in close proximity, which makes for an instant and natural type of privacy fence that blocks both sound and undesirable views.  By using other flowers and shrubbery in conjunction with your landscape design, you can have your own little tropical paradise right in the desert – without waiting years for trees to grow, or spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on other mature species.  Bamboo is also an excellent windbreak because of its density and strength.

It is also a beautiful choice, growing tall, green and straight with little effort.  You can be pretty sure that very few if any of your neighbors will have a landscape that is as inviting as yours, especially when it is part of a total, professional landscape package.

It is also interesting to note the other benefits of bamboo in different industries.  Certain types of bamboo are actually used as commercial timber for building purposes, and it is a popular option for flooring in America.  In the Chinese culture, bamboo is used for medicinal purposes such as treatment of infections.  Many times the shoots of the bamboo plant are uses for culinary purposes because of their sweet taste and inherent nutritional value.  This plant can even be used to fashion weapons for use in certain genres of martial arts.  A bamboo filter can be used in the desalination of water through the use of special filters as well.

As you can see, the bamboo plant is a widely underestimated species that has immense and diverse value.  As a homeowner, the use of this plant in your landscaping scheme may be a wise choice for sound filtering, privacy and wind abatement.

Talk to a bamboo supplier if you are considering implementing a new design for your home's landscape. A qualified landscape professional with extensive experience in growing and transplanting this special plant will yield the best results.

Kona Land and Water Escapes serves customers in Phoenix, Chandler, Mesa, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Fountain Hills, Casa Grande, Glendale, and Payson.