Mention landscaping with bamboo and you will likely get chided for using an invasive plant. Contrary to popular belief, not all bamboos fall into this invasive category. There are running and clumping ...

In the early 1980s, when I was a new property owner and enthusiastic young gardener seeking the privacy of a Gulf Island acreage on a 50-foot city lot, I planted five good-sized running type bamboo ...

What if your neighbor puts an ugly shed on your shared property line? Or - as is increasingly common in parts of Houston - what if the one-story house next to you disappears and a multistory dwelling ...