Hello are you ok?

it didn't read the whole story, but basically you need to have a barrier, a VERY DEEP BARRIER.

My neighbor planted bamboo in clay chimmney flues, deep to control.

generally when you have a lot line barrier of growth, you need to keep it cut, like mowing the soft shoots every week to control the area.

as far as planting new... don't. find a different plant to use instead of bamboo.

So there are hundreds of varieties of bamboo. Some run and some don't. Make sure you plant ones that fit your needs. They grow like crazy overnight but can be confined if you purchase ones that don't run.

Thanks. my bamboo are giant timber running bamboo. trying to contain in a challenging location.

Thx. they are Vivax (giant timber running bamboo). trying to contain in very chellenging location.

Containing running bamboo is a sisyphean task. They are challenging to contain no matter the location and it appears your barrier is not deep enough here. Why did you select bamboo in the first place and could you imagine ripping it out and starting again with a less aggressively rooting tree? These species are illegal to plant in NY and you can see why.

I chose it because it’s glorious and I love it. Thanks for your comment.

We used “clumping bamboo” Timber variety. It was great and they don’t send runners out they expand with new “canes” but very easy to “contain”. Lived there 14 years and never had a problem. Pull out what you have and get container type bamboo. It’s glorious. So fun to watch the canes grow too. Our nieces absolutely were mesmerized with what they dubbed “the bamboo forest”! Photos shortly.

Dan- here are a few pictures of our Zen backyard with Giant Container Bamboo. Created great privacy natural look from neighbors behind with second story rooms facing our backyard. We didn’t use any border control. New “canes came up within 3-5” from original container. Typically, each cane lives 7 years. So each spring or sometimes Fall, I would have our yard people remove dead canes. Gave them no special care.

Beautiful!!

"I chose it because it’s glorious and I love it." Eek. Sadly, those are not great reasons. I'm on the landscaping committee for my building and we have 7 acres to plant and tend to. I am constantly having to remind people that glorious beauty is a tiny part of the plant selection process. Practical beauty is the route to go. For gloriousness, I visit botanical gardens.

Hi Kendrah,

While I appreciate your chiming in, I feel more judged by your comments (for my choices) than helped. The point of my post is to solicit help with my plants (not criticism). I’ve had plenty of people agree with my sentiments, and I do feel they are good reasons to choose them. If your only advice is to remove my plants and then choose something more practical, then it’s noted (thanks for your opinion / wisdom). If you have practical advice within the context in which I’m landscaping (keeping my wishes in mind), however, then I’ll look forward to reading it.

dan

There is a member that visits here who has extensive experience growing many types of bamboo, both running and clumping and IMO is a bit of an expert wrt to planting, containing and maintaining bamboo. Hopefully he - @kudzu9 - will see this post and add his very valuable and practical advice. If not, you can direct message him.

There is nothing inherently bad about running bamboo. It is a very misunderstood plant because most do not take the time and effort and planning required to contain and maintain it properly.

Oh, it is a judgement for sure. I get judged on Houzz all of the time when I post questions. Sometimes the judgements are really helpful and make me do an about face. Other times I ignore them.

KENDRAH — THE GOD OF THE LANDSCAPING COMMITTEE — HAS SPOKEN!!!!

Maybe the plant folks here are a bit more sensitive than the design dilemma crew?

Following. Interested to see what works for

containing your runners.

Im not sure how im feeling anymore. hello hello?

How am i feeling?

You chose the wrong bamboo there is no way around it so wether you like that statement or not it is a fact .The really big issue is the french drain right there those runners will find water and do lots of damage. That is a fact.