I have one more bed to plant and don’t want to over crown plants in future there can anyone advise how you work out spacing between plants depending on their growth habit please thank you
I think that answers your question - if they grow to five foot wide then you need to plant them 5 foot apart. Infill with sacrificial smaller shrubs or perennials.
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It will take forever and a day for your simba bamboo to reach 5 x 5... many of us here will be dead by then... so don't worry about that one.. it's one dwarf bamboo that no one need have any fear about planting... front of border..... come back in 20 years, it might be time to move it.. lovely little grass...
Skimmia's and Sarcococca's are not especially quick off the blocks either, so shouldn't worry too much - 3 foot would do fine I should think...
Marlorena Thank you for such a good quality answer i did wonder about my bamboo and if it was invasive but I’m glad it gorgeous I can’t wait to plant now I was struggling so much putting my pots on soil and wondering if I left enough space it’s so hard to imagine how things will look in future ! Thabks you all brilliant site
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Skimmia's and Sarcococca's are not especially quick off the blocks either, so shouldn't worry too much - 3 foot would do fine I should think...