Dr. Livingstone, I presume

[darkemeralds]

Three words of advice for gardeners everywhere: Never. Plant. Bamboo.

I just hacked my way through about a mile of Phyllostachys nigra that escaped its inpenetrable barrier when I wasn't looking over the last coupla years lately. My forearms are bleeding with the papercut-like lashes of bamboo foliage. My loppers (I call 'em Cindy) are dull. My back yard is heaped with debris. And I'm only about half done.

On the plus side, I think I found the source of the Congo.