Jerry is visiting Sam and Matt Birkwood, who run a nursery that specialises in bamboo.
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Sam and Matt had been living in Asia and saw how many ways bamboo is used there, so when they returned to Australia about five years ago, they bought a bamboo nursery.
They now grow about 100 varieties and offer about 35 varieties for sale.
🍃Featured plants: 🌿
Running Bamboo (Phyllostachys sp.)*
Clumping Bamboo (Bambusa sp.)
Slender Weaver's Bamboo (Bambusa textilis ‘Gracilis’)
Buddha Belly's Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris ‘Wamin’)*
White Bamboo (Bambusa chungii ‘Emperor White’)
Thai Silk Bamboo (Bambusa multiplex syn. B. nana)
* Check before planting: this may be an environmental weed in your area.
This segment is from Gardening Australia Season 35, Episode 32 titled “Spring: Vegies in pots, leeks & bamboo”.
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