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That looks like a fantastic project!

Is that a Eucalypt to the right in the foreground on the second photo?

Is papyrifera very expensive? I had a friend in Gloucester, unfortunately lost contact with him and I believe he had the largest collection of bamboo in the UK if not Europe. He gave me a division. It's hard to divide I think, without disturbing it a lot as it is fairly tight clumping. I had a...

Do you have many? I've probably asked you before, forgive me if so. I once had 54 species but slowly got rid of them when the opportunity to have a nursery passed me by. I've only got about 16 or 17 species now.

Hmm. On gardening on the edge forum, the responses on a recent thread seem less positive. Henonis, without looking it up, isn't that a green culmed form with black variegation?

Interesting. I guess it must be a sport that is stable then for some reason. It is one of the earliest bamboo introductions to Western Europe and I had thought most plants would be from that stock.

I occasionally used to post on hardy tropicals, but much more on Paul Spracklin's UK Oasis. Sadly not existent any longer but many folk went to Growing on the edge. Btw, did you see my post about the Phyllostachys the other day? I hoped it may save you some trouble.

Beautiful plant.

Just watched it. Lovely! I remember watching something on youtube from his channel way back. His garden has matured a long way since and is truly impressive. I recognise a lot of what I grow but his scope is better as he has a larger plot than mine. I love all the colour, that is difficult here...

No, I very rarely watch it these days as my garden is so niche. I will though on iplayer, thanks!

And are they a climber? I don't like sweet potatoes but bought one from Sainsbury's or something about twenty years ago. It grew from the tuber and made a plant about ten feet tall. The leaves were attractive and there were many, they were not 'tropical' large, but they were from memory about 4...

You mean growth above ground?

I've grown them myself as an annual climber, interesting but not the most beautiful plant. I suspect they need a hotter climate than the UK can provide?

That is some haul nice! However sorry to be the harbinger of bad news, but the Phyllostachys is almost a pointless exercise. Mine put out it's thickest culms this year, only around an inch or so diameter but nonetheless I was pleased. Then to my horror I noticed some of the older culms had...

Problem is that it would look pretty unsightly.

I had a lot of 'original' borindas from the late 90's, early 00's collections . Only got a few now. Lovely plants. Mine has never reached the heights of those I saw in Ness Gardens on the Wirral but they are beautiful nonetheless. The most attractive in my book was lushuiensis which...

Yeah screen mesh may work! i'll look into that. Blue Dragon? Do you mean the bamboo? If so it's Borinda (Fargesia?) papyrifera, it can be more clearly seen here from late spring. The other picture is last summer. And the climber on the right is a runner bean (lol) and on the left an asparagus fern.

Thanks for the reply. It looks like a lovely place to while away time and relax. I have a verandah which, given that it is attached to the back of the house, is afforded more protection than your setup. However the front is entirely exposed and I've been wondering about some kind of fabric I...

How do you protect the inside from the outside, particularly on a day like today where it's piddled down and in wintertime?

I only worked a few hours a week. I wasn't qualified but had an eye for design. The thing that made people like me was that unlike most gardeners around, I knew the plants and didn't simply slash and burn to tidy up. I always had enough work and had to turn people away. I suppose I did work for...