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Bamboo Can Invade Your House
You might see the image below and think "Gosh, wouldn't it be pretty to have a little bamboo in my garden." That can be a mistake. Bamboo comes in two varieties, "clumping" and "running." The latter variant shoots out runners, or rhizomes, horizontally—for decades. They can spread far enough
These shoots can punch through asphalt, displace paving stones, and bust through plaster walls in their quest for light. As The Guardian reports, it was trendy in the '90s and 2000s for British home improvement TV shows to incorporate bamboo plantings. Outside the house, this can be done with a digger, as shown here by Environet UK, a company that specializes in invasive plant removal.
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