Black Bamboo Shoots
The Gianettos (one of our Bamboo Garden Contest Winners!) were kind enough to send us photos of their first shoots of spring! This is also a great example of the effectiveness of rhizome barrier in controlling the spread of running bamboos.

These shoots will be roughly double the size of the current plant, creating a nice thick screen by the end of summer

Shoots coming up at the edge of the rhizome barrier.