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10 Best Bamboo Varieties for Your Garden
After some 10 or 20 thousand years of cultivation, bamboo's popularity may in fact be at an all-time high. Of course, 10,000 years ago, there were a lot fewer people around to exchange gardening tips. But it's also true that more and more people today are recognizing...
Bambusa multiplex: A bamboo with multiple personalities
The bamboo subfamily is vast and varied, as you'll quickly realize by scrolling around this website. There are roughly 100 genera and well over 1,000 distinct species. But if you include all the subspecies and cultivars, the total number of bamboo varieties adds up to...
15 Cold Hardy Bamboos for Snowy Climates
There are more than a thousand species of grass in the bamboo family, and many of the most popular bamboos for gardening come from the tropics or subtropics, so they much prefer the warmer climates. But with so many varieties to choose from, you can be sure that a...
Arrow Bamboo: Pseudosasa japonica
Let's get straight to the point. Arrow Bamboo is simply one of our favorite species of ornamental bamboo. If you're maintaining a residential garden, Pseudosasa japonica is an excellent choice as a manageable, attractive, medium-sized plant, suitable for a wide...
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 Pots: Pros and cons
A lot of gardeners are reluctant to plant bamboo for fear that its aggressive rhizomes will wreak havoc on their otherwise immaculate garden. This fear is not entirely unfounded. It's true that many varieties of running bamboo, with their monopodial rhizomes, can...