Our house came with bamboo planted all over the property. It was really nice in the beginning when they were not mature yet. We soon realized that it's hard to manage. A lot of leaves fall and you need to rake almost everyday. Good thing we fenced most of them in planters because they keep replicating. If we didn't they would have probably grown all over our lawn.
A lot of people say they are low maintenance. They are not. They need to be trimmed often and they attract pests too. Cats also climb on them and they end up in places you don't want them to reach. Big plus though is they provide your home a sense of peace. I like it when the wind rustles their leaves. I also re-use dried bamboo for my plants that need a pole.
We decided to clear up the nook beside our garage. It used to have a big fern beside the bamboo. It died though and the area became unruly. Cats used the area as their toilet area and they would climb the bamboo to reach the garage roof. We tried to also get rid of the pests, but they're bottomless. Plus we are also concerned that the bamboo might destroy the wall of our house, so we decided to uproot it.
It's a difficult process to uproot bamboo. Their roots can go really deep, so it will take awhile before we finish clearing up the area. I plan to move the trees I'm propagating to the nook since it will get enough sunlight during the day. Maybe we'll re-plant the bamboo in big pots. Hopefully, they'll survive.
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