One of the advantages of bamboo in the manufacture of paper products such as toilet paper and kitchen towels is the speed at which it grows, although this can cause the gardener problems as some can quickly outgrow their designed space and start to look unattractive if not kept under control. If left to grow unattended, they can be virtually impossible to remove with the roots spreading far and wide, and a strong resistance to normal household weedkillers.
How to grow bamboo at home
Growing bamboo at home is a lot easier than you might imagine. Whilst most of us think that bamboo is a tropical plant, growing thousands of miles away in a far eastern jungle, it does grow remarkably well in the UK and is suited to our cool damp summers and mild wet winters.
Bamboo plants have become popular garden plants in the UK, favoured for their fast growth, evergreen appearance, and architectural stems (culms). There is a huge range of bamboo species to choose from, ranging in colour from black to yellow, suiting any garden design.
With many different varieties of bamboo to choose from, some are perfect for using in tropical planting situations, while others are more suited to modern urban designs and some clump-forming varieties work very well as natural screening alternatives to hedges or fencing. They are even made into bamboo toilet rolls and bamboo kitchen towels.
