Open Thread 14

Questions? Ideas? Thoughts?

Welcome to Shelley, who's taking Triscuits and peanut butter with her in case of disaster, Amber, who adds DWR's Kotree to the great rack list, jako, rayona, and Sarah, who all had something to say about that Craftsman renovation, and Cilla, who's been inspired to write on her chocolate walls, and CD, who has a cool and inexpensive DIY idea for an open storage sofa.
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And welcome still to chris fabbri, who cheers on Creative Growth, denise heard, who asked a question about PLANE numbers, Chris, who answered her question, and proustienne1, who reminds us to include water in our survival kits. And welcome also to Deborah and Monika who cautioned against Wallwords' translations, as did the opoponax, who's a regular at AT:NY but new to AT:SF.

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Comments (3)

So I've recently moved into a small studio, which I adore, with hardwood floors and lotsa natural light. Problem is, that nice natural light comes from a light well where the neighbors in the next building over are only about 10 feet away from my bed.

With the focus on gardening this month, I was hoping someone could help me with suggestions on what to put there to give some "green" privacy. Outside my twelve feet of window is the roof to the garage. My landlady is a bit nervous about water damage if I put plants there, but I think she'd be swayed if I show her how the drab grey area can be transformed into something beautiful and green. I would love to put bamboo there, but not sure how it would do in a planter.

Thanks so much,
-Showing

posted by showing on 2006-06-27 15:24:02

Showing -

There are bamboo varieties for different climes and bamboo definitely can thrive in a planter. I think you would just have to find one suitable for your conditions.

As for water damage...as long as you have a non-draining basin underneath your planter, you should be fine.

posted by JenPDX on 2006-06-30 10:55:36

Thanks JenPDX! Googled it and it looks like there's a bamboo nursery in Sebastapol, so I guess I'll take a look when I'm up there next.

Cheers,
-Showing

posted by showing on 2006-07-01 01:53:48