Bamboo Garden

What Bamboo Garden does

Bamboo Garden is a privately held bamboo nursery and arboretum founded in 1980 and headquartered on a 20-acre farm in North Plains, Oregon, approximately 20 miles west of Portland. The company cultivates and sells over 300 bamboo varieties — specializing in cold-hardy clumping species and giant timber bamboo — and operates a comprehensive content website positioned as America's premier bamboo resource center, featuring care guides, control methods, barrier installation instructions, and an interactive Bamboo Selector Tool.

The core product is live bamboo plants in containers ranging from #1 starter sizes to #45 specimen sizes up to 40 feet tall, sold across retail walk-in, mail order (lower 48 states), wholesale to other nurseries, and direct commercial landscape project supply. Adjacent hardgoods and consumables include the proprietary Sugi Bamboo Planters (hand-built on site from cedar and 60 mil HDPE Bamboo Barrier, priced $380–$625), a custom 8-2-2 organic fertilizer blend ($16 for 4 lbs), HDPE rhizome barrier, bamboo digging/cutting tools ($383 for the 9kg tool), Extra Tough Root Pouch fabric containers, bamboo canes, and a curated selection of bamboo reference books.

Revenue mechanics are transactional one-time sales at unit pricing, with shipping billed separately due to fuel-cost fluctuations. Customer segments are horizontal across residential homeowners, landscaping companies, other nurseries/garden centers, and large institutional projects. Notable commercial project customers include the Smithsonian-designed Asia Trail at the National Zoo (three 53-foot semi trucks of bamboo shipped), Portland Japanese Garden, Portland Classical Chinese Garden, Oregon Zoo, Tacoma Zoo, Wellesley College, Wayne Morse Courthouse, and the Shangri La Project in Vancouver, BC. The company operates with 1–10 employees under the legacy of founder Ned Jaquith, who held Honorary Lifetime Membership in the American Bamboo Society and served as its vice president.

Name

Bamboo Garden

Legal name

Bamboo Garden

Website

https://bamboogarden.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bamboo Garden is a privately held Oregon-based bamboo nursery founded in 1980, cultivating over 300 varieties on a 20-acre farm and selling live plants, planters, fertilizer, and accessories to retail, wholesale, and mail-order customers across the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bamboo Nursery and Horticulture

NAICS

Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products (113210), Nursery and Tree Production (111421), Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (44424)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forest Nurseries & Tree Seedling Production (IMAMAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nursery Production (Woody Ornamentals: Trees, Shrubs, Roses) (AFAGAHAF)

Keywords

• Bamboo nursery
• Live bamboo plants
• Bamboo landscaping
• Bamboo containment planters
• Horticultural supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

North Plains

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Live Bamboo Plant Sales: Sale of bamboo plants in various sizes (#1 through #45 containers) ranging from small starter plants to large specimen plants up to 40 feet tall. Serves retail, wholesale, and mail order markets.
2. Bamboo-Related Products: Sale of non-plant products including bamboo planters, digging/cutting tools, organic fertilizer, rhizome barrier, bamboo canes, and bamboo-related books.
3. Sugi Bamboo Planters: Sale of hand-crafted cedar planters with bamboo barrier lining. Custom sizes available from $380 to $625. 2-4 week wait time for completion.
4. Custom Blend Organic Fertilizer: Sale of proprietary 8-2-2 organic bamboo fertilizer developed by Bamboo Garden. Priced at $16 plus shipping for 4lbs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bamboo Garden is a 20-acre bamboo nursery in North Plains, Oregon that grows and sells over 300 bamboo varieties spanning cold-hardy clumping species and giant timber bamboos. The nursery serves retail walk-in customers, wholesale buyers (other nurseries, garden centers, landscapers), and mail-order customers across the lower 48 United States, complemented by bamboo-related hard goods such as Sugi cedar planters, organic fertilizer, rhizome barrier, cutting tools, root pouches, and reference books.

Product overview

Bamboo Garden is a bamboo nursery and arboretum offering a comprehensive portfolio of bamboo-related products and services. The core offering is live bamboo plants, with over 300 varieties including cold-hardy clumping bamboo and giant timber bamboo. The product line extends to complementary goods including Sugi Bamboo Planters (hand-crafted cedar containers with bamboo barrier lining for above-ground containment), bamboo digging and cutting tools, custom organic fertilizer (8-2-2 NPK blend), rhizome barrier materials, bamboo canes, Extra Tough Root Pouch fabric containers, bamboo reference books, and gift certificates. The nursery serves retail, wholesale, and mail order customers from its 20-acre farm near Portland, Oregon.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live Bamboo Plants Live bamboo plants spanning cold-hardy clumping species, giant timber bamboo, mid-size running bamboo, and rare varieties grown on a 20-acre farm in North Plains, Oregon for retail, wholesale, and mail-order customers across the United States.
• Sugi Bamboo Planters Hand-crafted cedar planters with trapezoidal design lined with 60 mil HDPE Bamboo Barrier, available in six sizes (24" to 72" length, $380 to $625), providing above-ground bamboo containment for up to 10 years with open-bottom design for transplanting.
• Bamboo Garden Custom Blend Organic Fertilizer Proprietary 8-2-2 NPK slow-release organic fertilizer blend developed by Bamboo Garden, sold in 4lb bags for $16 plus shipping, formulated to provide balanced nutrients for one growing season.
• Bamboo Digging and Cutting Tools Heavy-duty specialized tool for bamboo digging and cutting operations, priced at $383 for the 9kg size, sold to professional and hobbyist bamboo growers.
• Rhizome Barrier HDPE rhizome barrier material used to line planters and planting areas to control bamboo spread and prevent rhizomes from invading unwanted areas.
• Bamboo Canes Fresh cut and dried bamboo canes in diameters from 0.75" to 2" cut to approximately 14 feet in length, priced $2 to $10 each, sold for gardening and craft use.
• Extra Tough Root Pouch Heavy-duty fabric container made from recycled plastic bottles designed for bamboo growing, approximately 65 gallons capacity (31" diameter, 18" tall), priced at $60 each including shipping, capable of growing bamboo to 20 feet depending on species with an estimated 5-year lifespan.
• Bamboo Reference Books Curated selection of bamboo reference books including Bamboo Pocket Guide ($19.95), Bamboo for Gardens ($30), Farming Bamboo ($30), Ornamental Bamboos ($30), Hardy Bamboos: Taming the Dragon ($30), and A Compendium of Chinese Bamboo ($150, sold out).
• Gift Certificates Gift certificates available for purchase through the nursery catalog, redeemable at Bamboo Garden for plants and related products.

Quantifiable outcome

• New bamboo plantings typically create intended privacy screen within 5 years from installation date
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Bamboo Society (ABS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1980Bamboo Garden joined the American Bamboo Society in 1980 and helped establish the Pacific Northwest Chapter. Company founder Ned Jaquith served on the board of directors of both organizations and was awarded Honorary Lifetime Membership. The partnership provides industry leadership and networking.
• Ned Jaquith FoundationminorOthers501(c)3 non-profit organization named after the founder of Bamboo Garden. Donations accepted through the Bamboo Garden website.
• Lloyd Dubois (Planter Studio)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInventor of the Sugi Bamboo Planter design. Lloyd Dubois created the trapezoidal planter design which Bamboo Garden hand builds on site and sells as their flagship container offering.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Monrovia Nursery Company: Largest wholesale nursery grower in the US offering thousands of ornamental plants including select bamboo cultivars to garden centers and landscapers. Significant scale and distribution reach that any specialty bamboo nursery must compete against for the broader landscape market.
• Wilson Bros Gardens: Online retail nursery shipping ornamental trees, shrubs, and select bamboo varieties to homeowners nationwide. Comparable online ordering experience and customer base, though broader assortment without the specialist focus.
• Fast Growing Trees: Large online plant retailer shipping live trees and shrubs nationwide, including privacy screen species. Competes with Bamboo Garden on the same mail-order privacy-hedge customer, but with much larger marketing budgets and broader catalog.

Emerging players

• Plant Delights Nursery: Tony Avent's mail-order specialty perennial nursery in North Carolina. Comparable in being a small, expert-staffed, content-driven nursery shipping unusual plants nationwide — partial overlap in collector customer base and mail-order fulfillment philosophy.
• Forest Keeling Nursery: Midwest container-grown tree and shrub nursery producing nursery stock for landscape and restoration use. Comparable as a wholesale nursery supplier to landscapers, though broader in species and B2B-focused rather than consumer-direct.
• Brent & Becky's Bulbs: Independently owned mail-order bulb and specialty plant nursery in Virginia. Comparable as a small expert-led mail-order nursery with strong content/library presence, a loyal collector following, and direct-to-consumer national shipping.

Direct peers

• Tropical Bamboo (Pine Island Nursery): Florida-based bamboo nursery serving tropical and subtropical climates via mail order. Specializes in clumping bamboo cultivars — comparable mail-order nursery model, though focused on warmer climates than Bamboo Garden's cold-hardy niche.
• Bamboo Sourcery: One of the longest-running bamboo specialty nurseries in the US, located in California. Sells running and clumping bamboo via mail order to collectors and landscapers — direct overlap in product, customer base, and mail-order distribution model.
• Lewis Bamboo: Alabama-based bamboo nursery specializing in cold-hardy clumping bamboo and temperate timber species. Closest direct competitor on cold-hardy selection and national mail order — both target collectors and residential privacy-screen buyers.

Regional players

• McKenzie River Bamboo: Pacific Northwest bamboo nursery operating in Oregon. Geographic neighbor with overlapping regional customer base and landscaping partnerships; comparable product scope but typically smaller catalog and shorter operating history.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bamboogarden5

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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