Instead, bamboo varieties are typically split into two categories; ‘clumping’ varieties and ‘running’ varieties.’ Pim adds, ‘Clump forming’ bamboos, like many of the hardy Fargesia ...

Emily Grant, a director at Environet, says: There are around 350 varieties of bamboo that grow in the UK, which can generally be categorised into two growth habits - running and clumping.

Another system, the "Handmade Bamboo Art Gallery", forms a layer of hand-woven "bamboo nets" between the bamboo clumps, providing a walking area that can shelter rainfall.

The Handmade Bamboo Art Gallery forms a layer of hand-woven "bamboo nets" between the bamboo clumps, providing a walking area that can shelter rainfall. Judges comments: "Canopies and pavilions ...