Surely more than once you have seen photos of a garden with bamboo and you have been amazed by the result. Perhaps at that moment you have turned your head towards your garden, or you have imagined it in your mind thinking about how it would look if you dared to turn it into one with bamboo.
Even if you think it's hard designing an exotic garden such as the bamboo garden is not difficult, You just have to take into account some important aspects to achieve it. And we can help you with that. Go for it?
why bamboo
First of all, you should know that bamboo is chosen for many reasons. On the one hand, because we are talking about a plant with a thick and robust stem, although fragile in some cases. It is quite fast in its growth and offers a lot of oxygen, so your garden it will become a highly appreciated 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.
In the market you will find many species of bamboo but the vast majority of them are acceptable to create a garden. Of course, each one has its peculiarities in terms of needs, so you should choose one that you can provide everything you need.
How to design a garden with bamboo
Once you take into account all the care that bamboo needs, you can think about designing one. However, having a garden with bamboo does not have to imply that you will have bamboo in your house. At least not the plant if you don't want to.
And there is several ideas that allow you to design it, some with plants, and others without them.
garden with bamboo plants
Let's put the first example, and that is that you have a bamboo plant in your house. To do this, our recommendation is that you place it on one or two walls, but not cover the entire garden because then you could feel enclosed.
By putting them on the walls you allow the stems act as a «screen» for the neighbors or the outside, in such a way that it serves 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 parts of the garden, as trees. It is not a bad idea but you will have to tie them so that the stems hold each other, and you can put them either in a pot or directly in the ground. At least at first, until they grow nice and firm and support each other. Of course, we do not recommend that you plant too many in each area because then they would compete for who gets the nutrients from the soil, and it is easier for you to end up having to remove some because they have died.
Around it you can put decorative stones, mainly white, to make it stand out even more.
As for the land, everything will depend on the bamboo you choose. Most adapt to what you give them, but there are some that have some more special needs. In addition, an adult bamboo (which can tolerate more) is not the same as a small one, where it is more delicate.
Use bamboo stems
Apart from planting the bamboo, to design a garden with this plant, what you can do is use the stems. That is, 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 can have a small fence to separate the flooring from the plant area (Imagine the path that you have made of stone and around it the grass or plants and, in between, this small fence along the entire length of the path).
These have a problem and that is that the stems are not usually equal to each other. There are thicker, less, with indentations or different 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 properly.
Cover pots with bamboo
Continuing with the previous idea, you could choose to cover the pots with the bamboo trunks. It is not unreasonable because you will be adding extra decoration to those plants. It consists of sticking the stems around the pots to hide them (and in this way it seems that they grow between bamboo).
Yes, in those that are not straight you may have more complications to do this, 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 go a little further, you could use bamboo as a pot. You see, you can open the trunk and use it as if it were a flower pot, ideal for plants that are small and do not require much depth.
In this way, if you make some holes in the ends and pass string through, you could have bamboo hanging planters. Now, make sure you also make some holes in the base so that the water filters when watering and there are no accumulations of water that damage the health of the plant.
And if you don't want them hanging you can make some feet out of these rods and in this way you place them on the ground, or you can even stick them to a wall so that it seems that they are suspended in the air.
Don't forget the bamboo furniture
Having a garden with bamboo not only implies that you have this plant as a decorative element, but that the furniture that is outside can also be in accordance with it. In the market you can find many options available.
It is not a good idea to go overboard (because you need to stop breathing from seeing so much bamboo) but you should take them into account when decorating since you will want to have some 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 carry it out, our best advice is to think about your own garden and what what we have told you would look like, or anything else that comes to mind, if you were to carry it out. That way you'll know if it's right or not. Do you dare to give another air to the outside of your house?