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Fertilizing your bamboo: Simple solutions
It seems like the most common problem gardeners have with bamboo is that it grows too fast. Certain varieties of running bamboo can definitely be aggressive or even invasive. But without proper care and feeding, your bamboo might also languish, lose leaves and fail to...
Genus Chusquea: Solid bamboo of the Americas
If you tend to think of bamboo as a giant grass from Asia with hollow stems, and roots that will run rampant all over your well-tempered garden, then it's time to learn about the genus Chusquea. While most of those assumptions may be pretty accurate most of the time,...
Shopping for bamboo plants
Browsing through the aisles of greenery at my neighborhood nursery is one of my all time favorite pastimes. I know some guys would prefer to spend Saturday morning at the hardware store basking in the pleasure of latest power tools. But I'm far more at home grazing...
Genus Phyllostachys: Prolific bamboo for all climates
The botany of bamboo is a vast and diverse world of its own. The Bambusoideae subfamily of grasses includes nearly 100 genera and more than 1,200 species. And to the casual observer, the majority of these grasses look strikingly similar. But if you're trying to wrap...
Growing bamboo in USDA zones 7 and 8
We tend to associate bamboo with tropical jungles and warmer climates. But there's actually an enormous variety of bamboo species, more than 1,200 in all, and many of them are native to more temperate latitudes and higher elevations. So even if you're trying to grow...
Genus Fargesia: Clumping bamboo for cold climates
When people talk about bamboo, they are likely to mention things like Japanese gardens, privacy hedges and giant grasses. But the term Fargesia doesn't ordinarily come up right away in conversation. It's the botanical name for a particular genus of bamboo, but it's a...