To Bamboo Or Not To Bamboo: Planting For Privacy

As house blocks become smaller and garden areas follow suit, many of the things that were taken for granted, such as shade and privacy, become harder to add.

You can build a privacy screen, but this won’t work in cases where a neighbouring two-storey house overlooks a yard or swimming pool.

The logical choice is to plant trees or shrubs to create the desired effect, but even with advanced plants, it can take years to get the screening needed.

You’ll also be faced with a lifetime of pruning to keep the screen dense and, in most cases, will have plants that take up too much garden space.

The solution is simple.

Plant clumping or ‘escape-proof’ bamboo.

As house blocks become smaller and garden areas follow suit, many of the things that were taken for granted, such as shade and privacy, become harder to add.

You can build a privacy screen, but this won’t work in cases where a neighbouring two-storey house overlooks a yard or swimming pool.

The logical choice is to plant trees or shrubs to create the desired effect, but even with advanced plants, it can take years to get the screening needed.

You’ll also be faced with a lifetime of pruning to keep the screen dense and, in most cases, will have plants that take up too much garden space.

The solution is simple.

Plant clumping or ‘escape-proof’ bamboo.