Apr 19, 2024 | Bamboo Species
If you’re worried about bamboo getting invasive and taking over your yard, you might want to steer clear of Phyllostachys rubromarginata. But if you want a thick privacy hedge, a fast-growing bamboo for a cold climate, or maybe a hardy species for a bamboo...
Apr 17, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening
When you want to grow a plant, you start by germinating a seed. Or so the fairy tales would have you believe. The fact is, when it comes to commercial agriculture, clones and micro tissue cultures are nearly as popular as seeds. Many plants and trees, from apples to...
Apr 15, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Featured Posts, Green Living
UPDATE: This article originally appeared in January 2020, most recently updated in April 2024. In the past few decades, the variety of bamboo products has just exploded. From socks to towels to sheets to flooring, bamboo can do pretty much anything. And thanks to a...
Apr 12, 2024 | Bamboo Species
Bambusa vulgaris ‘Vittata’ is a common variety of a common species. Bambusa vulgaris literally translates to “common bamboo”. A prolific plant through the tropical regions of Asia, Africa and Latin America, we can divide the variants of...
Apr 10, 2024 | Eastern Philosophy
No matter how many times you hear a pithy proverb from the Dalai Lama or come across a powerful passage from the Bhagavad Gita, certain pearls of wisdom never seem to lose their luster. And though they may strike us as common-sensical and undeniable, we find ourselves...
