Resources & Partners
Partners and Recommendations
Planters for Bamboo
Southern States, Tractor Supply, Agrisupply (multiple locations) - galvanized metal stock tanks
PureModern.com (online) - commercial quality & custom planters
AllModern.com (online) - wide variety of planters
Bamboo Garden in OR (online) - Sugi Wooden Bamboo Planters (shipping can be pricey)
HomeDepot.com (online, limited local)- online can be a good source for different types of planters
Market Imports (Raleigh) - traditional large ceramic containers
Local Services and Supply
The Treeist (Chapel Hill) - Tree service - ask for Craig
The Wright Brothers' Tree Service (Carrboro) - Tree service - ask for Tim
For Garden's Sake (Durham) - Landscape design & installation - ask for Doug
Garden Environments (Durham) - Landscape design & install - ask for Sheldon
Camellia Forest Garden (Chapel Hill) - Nationally known Camellia nursery and also gracious host to Brightside Bamboo's nursery - ask for David
JV Brockwell - (Chapel Hill) - Landscape Supply
The Rock Shop (Durham) Landscape and Garden Supply. Ask for Mark or Emily
Regional
BambooFarmingUSA.com - Daphne Lewis literally wrote the book on bamboo farming and has been a mentor to us, especially in the early years
Southeast Chapter of American Bamboo Society - local chapter of the ABS (below) that we belong to
FluteDojo Awesome traditional Japanese shakuhachi bamboo flues grown and crafted in America. Ask for Jon.
National
American Bamboo Society - if you're a bamboo enthusiast you should join the ABS - $40/yr w/access to great info, publications, events, etc.
Southern States, Tractor Supply, Agrisupply (multiple locations) - galvanized metal stock tanks
PureModern.com (online) - commercial quality & custom planters
AllModern.com (online) - wide variety of planters
Bamboo Garden in OR (online) - Sugi Wooden Bamboo Planters (shipping can be pricey)
HomeDepot.com (online, limited local)- online can be a good source for different types of planters
Market Imports (Raleigh) - traditional large ceramic containers
Local Services and Supply
The Treeist (Chapel Hill) - Tree service - ask for Craig
The Wright Brothers' Tree Service (Carrboro) - Tree service - ask for Tim
For Garden's Sake (Durham) - Landscape design & installation - ask for Doug
Garden Environments (Durham) - Landscape design & install - ask for Sheldon
Camellia Forest Garden (Chapel Hill) - Nationally known Camellia nursery and also gracious host to Brightside Bamboo's nursery - ask for David
JV Brockwell - (Chapel Hill) - Landscape Supply
The Rock Shop (Durham) Landscape and Garden Supply. Ask for Mark or Emily
Regional
BambooFarmingUSA.com - Daphne Lewis literally wrote the book on bamboo farming and has been a mentor to us, especially in the early years
Southeast Chapter of American Bamboo Society - local chapter of the ABS (below) that we belong to
FluteDojo Awesome traditional Japanese shakuhachi bamboo flues grown and crafted in America. Ask for Jon.
National
American Bamboo Society - if you're a bamboo enthusiast you should join the ABS - $40/yr w/access to great info, publications, events, etc.
Recommended Books on Building/Working with Bamboo
The Craft and Art of Bamboo by Stangler. A great introductory bamboo book with home scale projects and crafts. Garden structures, furnishings, fences, gates, etc.
Bamboo Preservation Compendium by Liese. The best resource on options for preserving/treating bamboo against insects, rot, etc.
Building Bamboo Fences by Yoshikawa. Traditional Japanese bamboo fences - most of them quite complex. If you want to build the really nice stuff, this is your book.
How to Build with Bamboo by Scheer. Another home-scale bamboo projects book: fun, accessories, garden stuff.
Building with Bamboo by Janssen. This is mostly about building large structures such as traditional tropical houses.
Bamboo Preservation Compendium by Liese. The best resource on options for preserving/treating bamboo against insects, rot, etc.
Building Bamboo Fences by Yoshikawa. Traditional Japanese bamboo fences - most of them quite complex. If you want to build the really nice stuff, this is your book.
How to Build with Bamboo by Scheer. Another home-scale bamboo projects book: fun, accessories, garden stuff.
Building with Bamboo by Janssen. This is mostly about building large structures such as traditional tropical houses.
Recommended General Bamboo Books
Bamboo for Gardens by Meredith. If you can only have one book about bamboo, this is the one. Lots of info on species, structure, etc.
Farming Bamboo by Lewis. The only book on farming bamboo in English. Also a great introductory book with focus on economically important temperate boos.
Practical Bamboos by Whittaker. Excellent resource for temperate bamboo use in gardening - 50 best plants for screens, containers, and more.
The Book of Bamboo by Farrelly. Another great all around resource by one of the great bamboo evangelists.
Farming Bamboo by Lewis. The only book on farming bamboo in English. Also a great introductory book with focus on economically important temperate boos.
Practical Bamboos by Whittaker. Excellent resource for temperate bamboo use in gardening - 50 best plants for screens, containers, and more.
The Book of Bamboo by Farrelly. Another great all around resource by one of the great bamboo evangelists.