Beginner success with Fargesia Bamboo — here is what helped

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Fargesia Bamboo. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to installing a root barrier for running bamboo before planting.

I grow mine in a privacy screen along a boundary fence which is working really well. beautiful sound of canes moving in wind was a genuine surprise — I didn't expect it to look or perform like that. foliage refresh as older leaves shed in late winter has been the highlight so far. My biggest mistake early on was ignoring die-back after mass flowering which occurs once per lifetime, which I'd recommend addressing immediately.