Beautiful Bamboo

Photos of Black Bamboo Poles

Black bamboo poles tend to run slightly smaller than their named diameters. Shown above are several 1.75" diameter poles and although the one being measured runs true to size, some of the other poles appear to have somewhat smaller diameters.

We stock black poles in two lengths - 8' and 10' but longer poles are available by special order.

Photos of Imported Bamboo Half-round Poles

Half-round poles make excellent trim for both outdoor use (above) and indoor (below) applications.

Below, an entire interior wall is faced with half-round bamboo.

Below are a few samples of birdhouses, bird feeders and even a windowbox made out of bamboo half-rounds and imported bamboo poles.

Robbie Taylor, who built many of the bamboo structures at Beautiful Bamboo, adds some finishing touches to the door to the Art Gallery at our nursery.

Photos of Designer Quality Polished Bamboo Poles

These honey-colored domestic-grown bamboo poles are available in four sizes. The sizes (from the left) are: 2" diameter, 2.5" diameter, 3" diameter and 4"-6" diameter. As can be seen in the above photo, the culm section at the base of the larger size poles are spaced very close together but the farther up the pole you look (see picture below), the wider apart the culm sections become. A 10' long pole with a 6" diameter base may

only be 5 inches or less at the top.

The photo below shows the beginning stage of a bamboo gazebo. The upright posts are Designer Quality Polished Bamboo Poles while the roof rafters and cross pieces are made out of Imported Bamboo Poles.

Photos of Imported Bamboo Poles

An end view of 3" diameter x 10' long Imported Bamboo Poles. As you can see in the photos, there is considerable variation in both the diameters and the thickness of the bamboo walls.

There's also a certain amount of variation in the color of all bamboo canes. In the Imported Bamboo, the canes tend to be shades of tan. On the left is the 1.25" x 6' pole followed by a 1.5" x 10, a 2" x 10 and a 3" x 10 pole.

Above is another view of our imported bamboo poles beginning (from the left) with

1.25" x 6', 1.50" x 10', 2" x 10', 3" x 10', 4" x 10', 5" x 10' and 6" x 10'.

While the four smaller diameter poles are a rice-colored shade of tan, the three largest sizes might more accurately be described as an amber-brown color due to the heat treating process and the particular variety of bamboo. No matter what diameter pole you purchase, it is important to understand that all bamboos taper somewhat from base to top. For more accurate size information, click on our BAMBOO SIZE CHART.

Building a wedding arbor or "chuppah" is a popular use of Imported Bamboo poles.

Popular items to complete the wedding arbor are bamboo hearts.

Made out of slender tan-colored canes that have been heated, bent and fastened into a heart shape, the addition of bamboo hearts to a wedding arbor (or to any other application) is a simple, natural way to express love.

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).