Before and After - Graceful

Ken, a customer from Tampa, emailed to say how pleased he is with the screen provided by the 9 Graceful bamboos he installed in August 2009.  Eager to create a tall, dense screen to hide a noisy A/C unit and provide privacy from neighbors, Ken decided to purchase 7-gal size Gracefuls instead of 3-gal size plants.  Bamboos in larger containers have bigger root systems, which can support more culms as well as larger diameter and taller canes. 

Sherry and Ralph,

It has been almost a year since we installed the Graceful bamboo I purchased from you. I have enclosed pictures showing the transformation in just 1 year! We are very pleased with the outcome.

August 2009

Three 7-gal Gracefuls were planted about 4' apart in front of a noisy A/C unit

The remaining six Gracefuls, also planted about 4' apart, bordered the fence.  Note the narrow planting bed in both pictures.

 One Year Later  

July 31, 2010

Where is that annoying A/C unit???

And the fence...What fence?  It must be behind there somewhere...

One more view of the entire fence line, including the now-hidden A/C unit

Photos of Reed Fencing

Reed Fencing provides a lightweight, inexpensive means to transform an area from a blah to beautiful. The roll comes in 6' tall x 15' lengths.  The pencil-thin reeds are woven together with wire and are easily cut to with a scissor.  The Reed Fencing works well for both indoor and outdoor projects.

Below are a few pictures of outdoor setting in which Reed Fencing has been used.

A customer covered a chain link fence with Reed Fencing before planting a hedge of clumping bamboo in order to form an immediate privacy screen with a tropical look.  One year later, the Reed Fencing is almost completely hidden behind the live plants.

Here at Beautiful Bamboo, the double doors on our barn are faced with Reed Fencing.

Below shows the same door two years later after the fencing has weathered a beautiful silver gray (and a clump of Angel Mist bamboo has grown in the space between the barn doors and the entrance to the art gallery).

 

Here are samples of some indoor applications.

Reed Fencing used to provide a tropical look to a spa room as seen from the outside (above) as well as from the inside (below). 

 And the same room from a different angle.

Below:

The interior walls of the Art Gallery at Beautiful Bamboo are covered with Reed Fencing and trimmed with half-rounds of imported bamboo poles.

 

 

Two different sizes of Bamboo Fencing

On the left, 4' tall x 8' long Bamboo Fencing.

On the right, 6' tall x 8' long Bamboo Fencing.

Both fences are made from 3/8" to 1/2" diameter pieces of bamboo woven together with coated wire.  The fencing can be cut into shorter lengths and heights or used as is to form attractive walls for both inside and outside use.

In the above photo, a customer used the 6' long Bamboo Fencing to provide filtered shade in a pergola.  Below is a closeup view of a roofing section.

Photos of Split Bamboo Fencing

Here's a close up look at both sides of the 6' tall x 12' long Split Bamboo Fencing. On the left, is the "back" of the fencing and on the right side of the picture you can see the fence's "front" side. Below are two longer views of the same roll of fencing.

Is green bamboo good for building?

A visitor to our website wrote:
I love your website! I have a question. You mention that you have green, just cut, bamboo. Can you actually make fences, etc from green bamboo or do you have to wait for it to dry out? I’m just thinking that if I buy and plant bamboo, I’d like to know whether I could build furniture with it as soon as it’s tall enough. Thanks!

My response:
Freshly cut bamboo will turn tan as it dries and it dries rather quickly, usually within a few months. It can certainly be used for building when green but, like any wood, as it dries, there is shrinkage. If you use freshly cut bamboo canes you'll need to factor that into your calculations.