lights cast bamboo-shaped shadows on stone floors and mimic the shadows of the Bamboo Grove. Products used in this installation include many 20- to 55-foot Green Bamboo, Preserved Junipers, Preserved Mound Junipers, Replica Grass, Birch Grove and Topiary Privet Globes.

Live foliage was bamboo-zled
When Detroit's prestigious Walbridge Aldinger firm began construction in March 2001, initial plans relied on live bamboo and foliage to create a lush green oasis in the main lobby. But things changed when planned skylights were deleted due to value engineering, and the plan for a live bamboo forest had to be revised. Live bamboo is environmentally demanding and requires high natural light levels or supplemental lighting. Additional issues such as drainage, and the weight of the three-story planter in the lobby made using a live bamboo forest nearly impossible.

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