What comes to mind when you think of bamboo? A tropical paradise? China and pandas? Or an invasive plant poised to overtake your yard and your neighbor’s?
Bamboo is gaining popularity as a striking landscape plant in northern climates. While most hardy varieties are running types that require control, there are also clumping selections that pair beautifully with Hostas and other shade-loving plants.
Join Bill Hendricks for an entertaining and informative look at the fascinating world of bamboo (pandas included!).
Hendricks is the past President of Klyn Nurseries and currently serves as an advisor for Petitti Farms. He’s an active member of numerous professional horticultural organizations and a past President of Lake County Nurserymen’s Association.
He has also served on review boards for publications, including Handbook of Landscape Tree Cultivars by Willet Wandell, Street Tree Fact Sheets (edited by Penn State University), and Landscape Plants for Ohio (Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association).
His many honors include the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association’s Distinguished Contribution Award, the 2014 Grower of the Year (Nursery Management Magazine), the 2011 Horticultural Industries Leadership Award (GIE Media’s Horticultural Group), and the 2010 Ohio Landscape Association’s Lifetime Dedication & Outstanding Contributions to the Landscape Industry Award.
For fun, Hendricks has been cultivating a personal cactus and succulent collection of more than 4,000 species since the age of 7, a hoppy he continues to this day.
