You have surely seen photos of a garden with bamboo more than once and you have been amazed by the result. Maybe at that moment you turned your head towards your garden, or imagined it in your mind thinking what it would look like if you dared to turn it into one with bamboo.
Even if you think it’s hard designing an exotic garden like the bamboo grove is not difficult, It is enough to take into account some important aspects to achieve this. And we can help you with that. Dark?
why bamboo
First of all, you should know that bamboo is chosen for many reasons. On the one hand, because it is a plant with a thick and robust stem, although fragile in some cases. It is quite fast in growth and provides plenty of oxygen, so your garden it will become a very popular source of O2. On the other hand, you can It will grow easily in full sun as long as you provide it with well-nourished, somewhat acidic, well-drained soil.
On the market you will find many species of bamboo but the vast majority of them are acceptable for creating a garden. Of course, each has its particularities in terms of needs, so you must choose one that will provide you with everything you need.
How to design a garden with bamboo
Once you have considered all the care bamboo needs, you can think about designing one. However, having a garden with bamboo does not necessarily mean that you will have bamboo in your home. At least not the plant if you don’t want it.
And here several ideas that allow you to design it, some with plants, and some without them.
garden with bamboo
Let’s take the first example, and that is that you have a bamboo plant in your house. To do this, our recommendation is to place it on one or two walls, but not to cover the whole garden because then you could feel enclosed.
By putting them on the walls you allow the stems act as a “screen” for neighbors or the outside, such that it acts as a screen to give you more privacy (while the plant grows and gives off oxygen.
Another option you can take is plant them in certain parts of the garden, such as trees. It’s not a bad idea but you will need to tie them so that the stems hold together, and you can put them either in a pot or directly in the ground. At least at first, until they become nice and firm and supportive of each other. Of course, we don’t recommend planting too many in each zone, because then they’ll compete for nutrients in the soil, and it’ll be easier for you to have to pull some of them out because they’re dead.
Around it you can put decorative stones, mostly white, to make it stand out even more.
As for the terrain, everything will depend on the bamboo you choose. Most adapt to what you give them, but some have more specific needs. Also, an adult bamboo (which can tolerate more) is not the same as a small one, where it is more delicate.
Use bamboo sticks
Besides planting bamboo, to design a garden with this plant, you can use the stems. In other words, they are not living plants but stems that are cut at certain heights and used to create different fences or enclosures with them. For example, you may have a small fence to separate the ground from the plant area (Imagine the path you have made of stone and around it the grass or plants and, in between, this little fence running the length of the path).
These have a problem and that is that the rods are usually not even to each other. There are thicker ones, less ones, with different indentations or markings. It is true that it gives it more originality, but you should also know that this will mean that you will have to group them by “shape” to use them correctly.
Cover the pots with bamboo
Continuing with the previous idea, you can choose to cover the pots with bamboo trunks. This is not unreasonable as you will be adding extra decoration to these plants. It consists of sticking the stems around the pots to hide them (and in this way it looks like they are growing between the bamboos).
That yes, in those that are not straight, you may have more complications to do so, but they can still be achieved and if you combine it with other ideas, the result can be very good.
Even if you want to take it a step further, you can use bamboo as a pot. You see you can open the trunk and use it as if it were a flowerpot, ideal for plants that are small and don’t require a lot of depth.
That way, if you poke holes in the ends and run string through, you might have bamboo hanging planters. Now be sure to also make holes in the base so that the water filters out when watering and there are no water accumulations that harm the health of the plant.
And if you don’t want them hanging, you can make legs out of these rods and that way you put them on the floor, or you can even stick them to a wall so it looks like they’re hanging in the air.
Don’t Forget Bamboo Furniture
Having a garden with bamboo not only implies that you have this plant as a decorative element, but that the the furniture that is outside can also be in agreement with this one. In the market, you can find many options available.
It’s not a good idea to go overboard (because you have to stop breathing seeing so much bamboo) but you have to take that into account when decorating because you’ll want to have furniture to sit on or where you can enjoy with friends or family.
As you can see, there are many ideas for designing a garden with bamboo. But to achieve it, our best advice is to think about your own garden and what we told you, or whatever else you can think of, would look like if you were to achieve it. This way you will know if it is right or not. Do you dare to give another air to the outside of your house?