Bamboo Fencing

Bamboo fencing is an aesthetically pleasing alternative to wooden fences.

They have become increasingly popular in recent years because Japanese garden designs often include these types of fences and structures.

Bamboos are also fast growing plants that are considered to be a good environmentally friendly alternative to chopping down our forests to make garden structures!

Fence Panels

Including fence panels made from bamboos in your garden design will add the appeal of a unique and tropical look.

These panels can be purchased in various sizes and designs, some completely constructed from bamboos and others are based on a wooden frame.

Maintenance and Care

As any natural product, bamboo will age and fade.

It will last for years if you provide it with the same level of maintenance you would expect to give to protect a wooden fence from the elements.

To treat your fence with preservative, I recommend you use either oil, such as hemp, or a petroleum based preservative.

Alternatives to Solid Fencing

Living hedges, screens, or windbreaks are excellent alternatives to bamboo fence panels.

You could even grow a privacy screen for a couple of years and harvest some of it to turn it into a fencing panel!

If you are interested I have sections on this website that provide more detail on live fencing.... see below.

Hedge

Bamboo garden hedges can be impressive and can be cut or trimmed in the same way as you would do with traditional hedging plants.

Follow this link for a list of suitable species and detailed information about a bamboo hedge.

Privacy Screens

Bamboos can easily be cultivated into garden privacy screens and can be cut or trimmed to achieve the desired outcome that compliments your garden design.

The main difference between a privacy screen and a hedge is that screens are taller whereas hedges are much shorter and generally more formal in appearance.

For more detail and a list of suitable species have a browse through my page dedicated to Bamboo Screen.

Windbreak

Bamboos are ideal for domestic garden or commercial windbreaks and can be cultivated, cut, trimmed... or harvested.

For detailed information on windbreaks please see my dedicated page that includes; wind force reduction, flexibility, root mass, stability, benefits, cultivation and suitable species.

More at Bamboo Windbreak