Oct 26, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products
With 20 years in the industry, it’s plain to see that the demand for bamboo has never been greater. And that’s good news for those of us who are keen to see non-toxic renewables replacing synthetics and disposables. But at the same time, it’s created...
Oct 24, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Not every garden gets full sun, but that doesn’t mean bamboo is off the table. While most bamboo thrives in bright light, many species can tolerate or even prefer partial shade. In hotter climates, shade can protect bamboo from stress and water loss. In cooler...
Oct 21, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
When you enjoy bamboo as much as we do, you want to be around it all the time. It has a certain relaxing and rejuvenating quality that’s hard to describe. And those who feel it, know it. But most of us don’t have all day to spend strolling through the...
Oct 19, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Bamboo comprises an astonishing family of flowering grasses with nearly 2,000 species and cultivars in total. Some timber bamboo varieties are enormous, over 100 feet tall and a foot in diameter. Other dwarf and ground cover species thrive under the lower canopy of...
Oct 15, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Green Living, Worldwide
As the fifth-largest nation in the world by area, and the only country to straddle both the equator and the tropic of Capricorn, Brazil is ideally situated to grow great quantities of high-quality bamboo. And after decades of habitat loss in the Amazon Rainforest,...