We'll probably need some bamboo in concrete containers to create a privacy hedge. A co-worker mentioned there's a huge bamboo nursery near Santa Cruz, approximately 1 hour from us. If there aren't better bamboo suppliers close by, we may drive out there some time.

Part of me wishes I could grow a lush bamboo grove with some of the really giant specimens. But we certainly don't have the space, and bamboo can really take over everything if you plant it in the ground (hence the concrete containers—that's solid concrete containers...no drain holes!...keep that in mind if you ever wish to grow some bamboo hedging).

http://www.bamboogiant.com/