10-04-2025- Live Demonstration: Bamboo Selection, Care, and Maintenance

Island Bamboo Gardens is a full-service landscaping contractor and nursery serving the Tampa Bay area. During our Live Demo at this year's Gardening 365 Festival & Plant Sale we will be discussing the differences between invasive and non-invasive bamboo as well as how to pick the "right" bamboo for your application. We will also discuss basic care and maintenance of clumping bamboo.

Presenter Terry Hurton is a co-owner of Island Bamboo which is a family owned company that specializes in the many varieties of bamboo. Island bamboo creates custom outdoor spaces to suit every taste and lifestyle. They install and maintain plants for appearance and privacy, ensuring your landscape is organized and beautiful. In business for over 20 years, Island Bamboo Gardens is recognized as a premier source of non-invasive bamboo. They carry roughly 50 varieties of bamboo. Island Bamboo has a nursery and garden shop.

Host or Publisher UF/IFAS Pasco County Cooperative Extension