Even though our backyard is pretty deep, in the winter it thins out and you can see through to the  soil business behind us. Virginia as been wanting to NOT see this for 4 years now, and has been lobbying that we plant bamboo as a solution that would block our view in the barren months.

Kelly and I picked some up, for free, from a family in Plymouth Meeting and brought it home, though, as you can see from the photo above, it was a bit hairy on the drive home. The good news is, we planted 8 shoots and we’ll see how it does.