I am starting to shake as I read these responses, bringing back memories of my house in NY where my neighbor planted running bamboo. Impossible to control, came up under my driveway, pool and sidewalk, ruining them. It constantly drops leaves which have to be cleaned up, if you want to keep your property nice looking. When I was selling my house, I kept my fingers crossed as my real estate agent pointed out the good about bamboo. Privacy, green all year, pretty to look at. I won't even mention the problems when it snowed, does not matter here. Couldn't get away fast enough from that house, even though I loved the house. Clumping bamboo is the way to go, if you must have it. For me, I hope I never live anywhere near it again.
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