Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Plant Selection for screening. Near pool, narrow bed 3Sep 04, 2018 11:12 am Yes, I've definitely thought of Bamboo. I'm getting some conflicting information. A few sites I've read (which seem to have some authority) suggest never planting bamboo near a pool. Even clumping bamboo has invasive roots that can spread past what you expect, and start attacking pipes. Another issue I've read about (but not too clear on) is the amount of leaf litter. Thirdly, I think bamboo will look a little odd in this area. However Bamboo is currently the front-runner. I'm trying to find alternatives at the moment. Re: Plant Selection for screening. Near pool, narrow bed 4Sep 05, 2018 3:11 pm Definitely not bamboo, not because they r invasive but the leaf litter will be your nightmare. Go with syzygium (lillypilly). They will go up to about 4-5 metres, may take quite a few years to get to that height. Built: Modified H3nl3y S0h0 Q1 in Melbourne :- Never again Thanks again for this information. If you do hear anything different, would be great to know 4 8242 dimensions on your original plan are inconsistent and with accurate dimensions (including site plan, upstairs and down) i could make a proper scale drawing with furniture… 3 7513 So it looks like we finally have some movement on site! Definitely later than expected, but I'll take any progress at this point. I'll drop by over the weekend to get… 5 27689 |