Backyard Privacy - 15 Gallon Bissetii Bamboo

The client wanted to hide their wooden fence as it stood out predominantly and sought to hide the home behind their yard. Bamboo was added as a backdrop to further amplify the lush green color present with the artificial turf and achieve desired privacy.

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Laying tarps down before digging   

One day installation  

Right after completion   

Utilizing buckes for the dirt for easier backfill    

Backyard Terrace - 15 gallon Yellow Groove and Rubro Bamboo

This customer loved their first installation of bamboo so much that they decided to further incorporate bamboo onto their newly built backyard terrace. Their first installation is of the bamboo on the left side of the staircase. Here they are fully shielded from their neighbor’s line of sight and leaves an impressionable feel as you climb up and down the steps. The client sought to further add bamboo as a lush green backdrop to their yard and to soften the metal work of the terrace structure for a natural appearance. From the top deck level of the terrace, the client wanted to have a filtered viewpoint through the bamboo while also gaining a bit of shade as it receives direct light/heat from the afternoon sun. The bamboo will fill in in the next few years and the cane heights can be cut and tailored to their preference so their beautiful view can still be enjoyed.

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Dug up trench ready for root barrier 

The greenery softened the metal work 

Before bamboo installation

Right after completion

The bamboo privacy staircase   

Yoga and Meditation Room - 15 gallon Yellow Groove and Bissetii

The client on this project is a yoga instructor and provides classes for her bed and breakfast guests that stay at her lovely residence. In effort to connect oneself more closely with nature, a bamboo room was the perfect solution for her needs. Bamboo sequesters carbon dioxide about 30% better than a standard set of trees, which leads to an enhanced state of clarity and relaxation as your body and mind breath in the oxygen rich air around you. This bamboo room spans 18 feet in diameter and comfortably fits 3-5 people inside depending on the activity whether you are performing yoga or sharing a seated table with family/friends. This planting looked a bit sparse the first year and it wasn’t until the following spring when the new shoots came up that the room really filled in with lush density. You can have a more immediate screen if you plant bamboo together side by side with no spacing. Here we spaced the plants every 3 feet apart.

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Bamboo room right after installation

One Year Later

Right after installation 

One Year Later

Driveway Privacy- Install  15 gallon Bissetii

This client wanted to shield themselves from their neighbors and provide a sense of enclosure. After 2 years, this repeat customer wanted to extend their driveway privacy screen an additional 12 feet. We are always left in awe in how much growth the bamboo will achieve in just a short time frame.          

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Bamboo Screen Add-on of 12 feet  

2 Years Later  

Backyard Backdrop -15 gallon Yellow Groove and Rubro

This customer was in the beginning stages of putting in a new pool in his backyard. He wanted to get the bamboo screening in sooner than later to ensure by the time the pool was finished, his bamboo screen would be established and filled with quality density. From the client’s back porch we can see that his neighbor will be completely hidden in a pair of years.

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       We can provide plants 20 feet plus in height    

Balcony Intrusion - 15 gallon Bissetii and Rubro

This client has neighbors that love to spend their evenings on their balcony which happens to overlook right into their backyard patio. There was a feeling of discomfort overseeing each other rather than enjoying ones own personal space while trying to unwind in the back patio from a long days work. When planting in pure sand we amend the soil with pine shavings and aged horse manure to provide great nutrients and to assist in retaining moisture in the soil. The screen at first will provide a filtered break in visibility from the neighbor's balcony and shielded from having to make eye contact every time they stepped outside. Soon they wont be able to see one another and full privacy will be achieved.

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The intruding balcony from the neighbor

Hand dug trench ready for root barrier   

The bamboo height pushes taller than the balcony 

Already providing a visual break from the balcony righter after install completion  

The added rocks nicely compliment  the bamboo planting  

Enhance Living Room Window View - 15 gallon Bissetii

This client was in the process of selling their home and disliked the view from their living room window as it was in direct sight into their neighbor’s home and backyard activities. In effort to boost their home’s attraction, bamboo was sought after to enhance this viewpoint and produce a lush green year-round backdrop. They were unable to comfortably leave their curtains open, as one can feel intruded upon being visibly seen from the outside. Here they desired to have instant privacy so we planted the bamboo plants side by side next to one another with no spacing. Now they enjoy the fresh lighting coming into their living room like they haven’t been able to before. A bamboo screen was a quick solution to an old problem they held.

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The problematic view from their window

Right after installation 

The same day installion instantly solved thier problem 

Jacuzzi Hideaway - 15 gallon Spectabilis Bamboo

This client has a beautiful above ground Jacuzzi that falls into the line of sight of his second story neighbor’s windows. A 10-foot planter box was custom made to shield his Jacuzzi from unwarranted neighborly attention. We brought in lush dense plants that instantly provided the hideaway.  Once the plants were installed, the client had a sigh of relief knowing his privacy needs were achieved. Four plants were utilized for this project and they will further dense up and grow with each coming spring.

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Completed planter box ready for delivery

Before the bamboo was brought in   

Instant Privacy

No longer visible from the neighbor's window    

Patio Privacy - 15 gallon Yellow Groove

Three 10 foot planter boxes were made for this patio screening. The client has limited yard space and wanted to maximize its potential. Windows from the clients home looked directly into the neighbor’s windows. The planter boxes added a beautiful aesthetic to their current patio furniture set up. The neighbor’s home was softened by the new towering bamboo canes and soon will create an intimate space to relax in privacy.

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Before the bamboo 

 Great Addition of Color 

Installing the irrigation line 

 Bamboo Enhanced Lounging

The zig-zag canes of Yellow Groove    

View from their bedroom 

Sun Shield - 5 gallon Spectabilis and Bissetii

This client’s home has a wall of sliding glass doors that beautifully showcased their backyard from the inside but consequently would warm up their home substantially in the summer months. The home received direct light in their living room and kitchen areas. They preferred to utilize bamboo in planters, as they favored the aesthetic of it to an in ground planting. Once installed, the lush beauty was instantly appreciated and provided filtered shade from the beating summer sun and will soon be fully protected in the coming spring with the growth of new bamboo shoots.

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This solution minimally takes up landscape space

Three planter boxes were used for this project  

Horse Water Troughs and Pots

Horse watering troughs can make great planters for bamboo as they have good width, depth, and durability for optimal growth. One issue we have encountered with them is the direct sunlight to the water trough in warmer climates. This has proved to be harmful to the bamboo. The roots tend to get cooked, sort of speak, from the metal radiating the heat inside the container. One way to prevent this is to apply a decorative façade along the exterior of the exposed water trough to provide a layer of insulation against the heat. Be sure to drill holes along the floor of the water trough for allowance of good drainage. This customer added wheels to all the containers to easily be able to move them around freely to her desired preferences. Pots are a great way to showcase bamboo and add vibrant color. Certain bamboo varieties do well in pots and can be maintained for years in them with seasonal pruning of older canes. There will come a time when the bamboo root mass will need to be transplanted to a bigger container/pot or be divided in half for it to continue thriving.

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Economical and Effective Planters 

Colored pots compliment the bamboo well

Bamboo in pots make for great landscape markers/accent points  

Atascadero Zoo

Fun Fact - Charles Paddock Zoo employees visit our farm once a week to cut and take about 100 canes of bissetii bamboo canes to feed the family of red pandas they have. A new grand exhibit was built for the red pandas and we were hired to provide the bamboo for a lush jungle atmosphere. We harvested custom chosen plants for this project. They sought to have taller impressionable bamboo to readily captivate their numerous guests. We can see how drastic of a change the bamboo established for their elevated structures and walkways. This project went from naked structural framing to an enclosed jungle escape that sparks your curiosity to continue moving forward to see what is next to come around each corner.

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Early construction of the elevated viewing decks 

The root barrier being intalled  

Coverage right after installation

Avenue of bamboo right after installation

Bringing in our big timber bamboo      

One Year Later

Right After Installation 

Right After Installation

One Year Later

Red Pandas eating bamboo leaves

View from the elevated deck

A very private and intimate enclosure for the Red Pandas 

One Year Later

One Year Later 

One Year Later

The Ravine Water Park

This client wanted to create a tropical getaway from the Paso Robles scorching summer heat. The Ravine Water Park was created and we were the perfect fit to establish the sought after ambiance for their venue. Bamboo was utilized along the sides of their staircase leading down into their pools to create a tunnel like effect. Bamboo was also added behind and in between the various cabanas they have to shield from neighbors and sunlight. Throughout the park, bamboo was placed in key places to add color and vibrancy to what otherwise would be dry barren areas.

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Water slide views framed with bamboo plants  

Bamboo Tunnel down the staircase 

Allegretto Vineyard Resort

This luxury Tuscan themed resort is a stunning place to behold that was designed by Ayres. Bamboo was used to add greenery accents to their courtyard and shade/privacy for their poolside cabanas. Bamboo was incorporated throughout the landscaping for an attraction unlike any other around.

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Bamboo in pots to mark the pool entrance 

Bamboo in planter to provide shade for their offices