Bamboo help!

Hi all, I’m a complete novice when it comes to gardening which will become apparent with my question.

Basically I am wanting to try and hide a bit of my neighbours ugly falling apart fence which is next to our new patio area we have just had installed.

We had some left over timber that we have used to create a small planter which is sat directly on top of the soil (to match the same height of the patio). It’s 180mm above the ground and internal space is 550mm x 550mm, we wanted to put a Bamboo in as it gives some instant coverage so we stupidly went out to buy one without doing much research to be honest. So we now have a 2m Phyllostachys Aurea which I have now realised that without a suitable barrier it could start to invade the garden and even worse our neighbours. So I’m now wondering if I bother with the potential hassle of planting it in the ground, how reliable are the plastic barriers that you can buy (which is going to cost more than the plant itself) or is there anything better to use? Or should I just stick it in a pot / container or just take it back ?


Thanks

 

IMO you should take it back. In a container there's a strong risk that it will become dehydrated and look terrible, and it will pretty quickly fill the container and need splitting/root pruning. It may also try to escape through the drainage holes. More trouble than it's worth.