esim13 said:I'm not an expert but I an avid planter and gardener. I have always been told that bamboo will not spread if it is contained within it's container. If planted in the ground it will spread like crazy. My neighbor has bamboo in two huge pots. I'm talking 4 ft tall by atleast 30in diameter. I have yet to see them spread out of the pots. I'm thinking that maybe the planters you have could contain the bamboo. When they tried them in the front of the property were they contained in a planter of some kind or just planted in the ground? May be something to ask garden center. I was also thinking that you may be able to just get bamboo poles of varying heights and widths to stand in the planters with mulch or rocks around them??? Just a few thoughts....... good luck!
This is true, Unless the planters are on the ground (dirt) and the roots can spread through the drainage holes of planters, the bamboo will have no where to go. There are some "southern magnolias" that are evergreen but like somebody said earlier they will drop their flowers and at some point will lose leaves. Some of these magnolias are suitable for containers. Nice thing about magnolias is their leaves are large and thick enough to easily be scooped up.