a bamboo nursery

We specialize in bamboos, both rare and common, at reasonable prices, serving retail, wholesale, and mail order markets. Bamboo Garden has been growing since1980. Now, with over 300 bamboo varieties at our 16 acre farm near Portland, Oregon, we maintain perhaps the most diverse collection in the United States. We have a special interest in cold-hardy clumping bamboo and giant timber bamboo. Our informative website is a useful resource. Browse through the categories listed below for accurate descriptions and many high quality photos of our bamboo. We are confident we can provide the bamboo that best suits your needs, while sharing our knowledge so that you can make an informed decision. We provide bamboo for many commercial and residential landscapes throughout the United States.
Please call
 503-647-2700 or email bamboo@bamboogarden.com and our experienced staff will be happy to answer any inquiries you have. We welcome visitors to our nursery (see below for directions and hours).

Timber Bamboo  (Phyllostachys) 
30 to 70 ft. tall
Mid-sized Bamboo (Phyllostachys)
15 to 30 ft tall
Cold-hardy Clumping Bamboo    
6 to 25 ft. tall
Cold-sensitive Clumping Bamboo
 6 to 50 ft. tall
Other Running Bamboo               
6 to 25 ft. tall
Small Running Bamboo          
1 to 8 ft. tall
Price List, How to order
Planting and Caring for Bamboo
Hardiness list
  
Our most cold hardy bamboo
Methods to Control Spreading Bamboo
Bamboo Rhizome Barrier
Landscape Use
Bamboo Screens and Hedges
Bamboo For Indoors
Clumping Bamboo Sale! 
Tall Timber Bamboo Sale!
Photo tour and Map of Bamboo Garden
Bamboo related Links
new! Become a fan, follow us on facebook
New!  Rare and Collectable Bamboo


our new catalog, printed August 2009
(each catalog comes with a coupon)
click on picture or link for preview


Our Nursery and mailing address :Bamboo Garden
18900 NW Collins Road         
North Plains, OR 97133

bamboo@bamboogarden.com
Phone number: 503-647-2700


 Fargesia robusta
Green Screen

 top choice for a cold hardy non-invasive bamboo

   
Photo copyright Ned Jaquith, Bamboo Garden

Oggie the bamboo dog in the Moso (Phyllostachys edulis) at our home.

For  mail ordering of small or moderate size orders see the
 
Price List.  For large commercial and wholesale orders please e-mail Bamboo Garden or call for more information.



Visiting the Bamboo Garden (click link for map)
Map to Bamboo Garden

We welcome visitors to the nursery!

Our regular retail hours are:
Tuesday thru Saturday 9:00
AM to 4:00 PM. 
It is not necessary to schedule an appointment during our regular days, but since we give individual attention to each customer
, and the nursery covers over 16 acres, it is helpful to call in advance and let us know what time you wish to visit. 503-647-2700

Sometimes we are
open on Sunday, by appointment only, between 10 and 3. Please call at least one day in advance. We are at the nursery Monday, but are busy with shipping orders. It is usually possible to make an appointment for Monday, but try to call in advance.

The nursery location is 6.5 miles north of North Plains, 20 miles west of Portland, Oregon. Typically, it takes 30 to 45 minutes to reach us from the city. Some customers can take longer than anticipated, so please give yourself plenty of time, especially if you have a large project you would like to discuss with us. If your time is limited, please let us know, and we will try to serve you as soon as possible.
503-647-2700


Bamboo Garden, our 16 Acre Nursery
(for photo tour: click on link or picture)


A visit By Jim McCausland, Sunset Magazine


Fargesia sp.'Scabrida'

(clumping)

Fargesia sp.'Jiuzhaigou'

(clumping)

P.aureosulcata
'Spectabilis'

Phyllostachys nigra

Fargesia robusta
(clumping)
                                                                                                                                                 
About Bamboo Garden

    We started growing bamboo in 1980 and joined The American Bamboo Society (ABS) that same year. We helped establish the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the society and have served on the board of directors of both. Ned Jaquith, Bamboo Garden owner, was elected in 2006, as vice president of the ABS and has been awarded Honorary Lifetime Membership due to over 25 years of whole-hearted efforts and generous bamboo knowledge. We have edited the newsletter for the northwest chapter and have contributed to the national publication as well.
The nursery is managed by Noah Bell, with over twelve years experience working closely with bamboo in the landscape and nursery trade. His bamboo photos and articles have been published by the ABS and German Bamboo Society (EBS) . He has also contributed photos to one of Paul Whitaker's upcoming bamboo books. He is responsible for overseeing the production of about 300 different types of bamboo, maintaining our 16 acre nursery, and providing positive direction for our staff.
 We specialize in hardy clumping species, as well as hardy giant timber bamboos, and have been at the forefront of introducing new species into the horticulture trade. See this link for our total collection. and this page for our regularly available species: price list. We have supplied bamboo for many large commercial landscaping projects including:  Tacoma Zoo, Portland Classical Chinese Garden, Portland Japanese Garden, Oregon Zoo, Wellesley College in MA, Wayne Morse Courthouse in Eugene, OR, Asia Trail of National Zoo in Washington DC, Shangri La Project in Vancouver, BC, and many others. We work closely with landscaping companies, providing healthy and beautiful bamboo for commercial and residential landscapes, locally and afar.

Our largest project to date is the Asia Trail for the National Zoo in Washington DC as designed by The Smithsonian. Between February and June of 2006 we worked tirelessly to put together a massive collection of bamboo meeting the criteria for this ambitious project. By mid June we had three, 53 foot semi trucks, packed full of our bamboo, ready to travel to Washington DC, and be incorporated into the Asia Trail design. It was a challenging, yet very rewarding task, working together among our staff and with our customers, seeing the project (and bamboo) grow from start to finish and achieving success in the landscape. The future looks bright for bamboo and we hope to be considered a reliable source, from the smallest mail order, to large-scale bamboo design, to other nurseries, and garden centers.


 

Shangri La project in Vancouver BC
Click on photo for larger images

Tall Phyllostachys vivax at Bamboo Garden, wrapped and ready to ship...

...to the job site, planted along the main stair way and courtyard.

We are available for consultation and presentations. There is no fee for presentations to most groups.
For on-site consultation for bamboo installations or problems, please contact us for rates.

Please look at the bamboo descriptions and photos that we have available and e-mail us with your wish list and questions or call us at 503-647-2700.  Be sure to include your zip code so we can figure your shipping cost. We will reply as to availability and cost and any other pertinent information. We accept payment by check, cash, or credit card. Avoid sending credit card info by e-mail. We look forward to providing generous bamboo knowledge and helping you actualize bamboo ideas.  We appreciate constructive criticism and are always looking for ways to improve; if their is any way we can better serve your needs, please let us know.


Photo copyright: Noah Bell, Bamboo Garden
New Moso Shoots. April 20th, 2009
click on photo to see larger image
Map of Bamboo Garden,
click on map to see larger image

Map designed by  Charissa Brock

BAMBOO KEY FOR MAP (CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE)

Useful Links to other websites:
news updated  January 14, 2010
If you love bamboo you owe it to yourself to join
The American Bamboo Society 
our local PNW chapter: pnwbamboo
10-01 to 10-04-09  Our chapter of the American Bamboo Society hosted the national bamboo conference in Tacoma, WA,
ABS 2009 Conference



Shweeash Bamboo
Bamboo nursery and good friend, Dave Crabtree,
 from coastal Oregon.

They also do bamboo installations.


Arbor Day Foundation hardiness zone
Check your USDA hardiness zone



Bamboo Valley
LCB licensed bamboo specialty landscaping, installation, and removal by friend and coworker Dain Sansome


Bamboo sculpture by local artist and co-worker,
Charissa Brock

Bamboo Research grove:
http://web.me.com/daphne.lewis
 

Susanne Lucas
Horticultural consultant


One of the most informative new bamboo sites, created by PNW chapter member Bill Hollenbeck
BAMBOOWEB.INFO

We are also members of O.A.N.
Oregon Association of Nurserymen
and we provided all of the bamboo for  
Portland Classical Chinese Garden

Bamboo of the Americas
Saving American Bamboo

For our Canadian friends we recommend
Canada's Bamboo World

Landscaping by friend Nick Erickson
Creative Landscapes


Contemporary Basketry
with Japanese Influence

by Nancy Moore Bess

A Bamboo Nursery by our friend, Adam Williams.
Oregon Bamboo Nursery

LOOK a new link!!!
Bamboo Identification
The informative website of
Dr. Chris Stapleton, bamboo taxonomist

Cistus Nursery
...Your home of zonal denial...
The place we get most of our non-bamboo plants.

Ned's humming bird plants

More Bamboo Links


 


Farming Bamboo
a new book by Daphne Lewis for farming bamboo, but very much more. It has the most complete descriptions of many of the more important Phyllostachys.
$30 or $25 if you pick it up here at the nursery.


 
Hardy Bamboos: Taming the Dragon
By Paul Whittaker   $39.95


          
   
A Compendium of Chinese Bamboo
by the China Forestry Publishing House
This is the most complete list of bamboos native to China.
It contains accurate technical descriptions of 39 genera and over 500 species,with over 400 color photographs. Great coffee table book.Hard to find, not printed in the United States.It does not contain information about gardening with bamboo; the books listed above cover that subject thoroughly.
A must for collectors or bamboo enthusiasts!
$100.00


 

    to order any of the  books, call 503-647-2700

 

Bamboo articles, photos, and much more information:
Bamboo Garden on Gardentime TV
 
March, 2009


Bamboo Garden on Better.tv

When Bamboo Flowers
article by Ned Jaquith

The Beauty of Bamboo

article by Ned Jaquith
..
A tribute to Bamboo Garden
From www.shweeashbamboo.com
(also lots of good info about bamboo care)

.
Bamboo Society Glossary and FAQs
 

Bamboo Mites & Other Pests
 

How to Transport Tall Bamboo

Bamboo inquiries:
General questions and answers from our customers.
Lots of good information about growing bamboo!

Photos of Bamboo in Landscapes
get some good ideas about using bamboo in the landscape

Photo tour of Bamboo Garden

 Controlling Bamboo
a photo illustrated guide to using the rhizome barrier, root pruning, and other control methods
 

Bamboo Pictures and Descriptions:

Timber Bamboo  (Phyllostachys)   
30 to 70 ft. tall
Mid-sized Bamboo (Phyllostachys)
15 to 30 ft tall
Cold-hardy Clumping Bamboo       
6 to 25 ft. tall
Cold-sensitive Clumping Bamboo
 6 to 50 ft. tall
Other Running Bamboo               
6 to 25 ft. tall
Small Running Bamboo                
1 to 8 ft. tall
Price List, How to order
Planting and Caring for Bamboo
Hardiness list
  
Our most cold hardy bamboo
Methods to Control Spreading Bamboo
Bamboo Rhizome Barrier
Landscape Use
Bamboo Screens and Hedges
Bamboo For Indoors

Bamboo Art

  
by Charissa Brock               by Jiro Yonezawa
 

 Fine books on Bamboo
available at Bamboo Garden:



our new catalog, printed August 2009
(click on picture for preview) 
 
 
NEW BOOK!
Ted's long awaited Bamboo Pocket Guide, with over 300 bamboo species listed.  Many photos taken at Bamboo Garden.

http://www.timberpress.com/books/TedMeredith

$20.00  (see link above for info)



Ornamental Bamboos
by David Crompton  $39.95


   
Bamboo for Gardens
by Ted Meredith   $39.95



Nancy Moore Bess is a friend and fellow bamboo lover.  You can check out her book and other things on her website.
http://www.nancymoorebess.com/

 

Web Design: Ned Jaquith, Noah Bell, Dain Sansome



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