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Water Bamboo: Growing bamboo in ponds, swamps and wetlands
Sitting quietly by the koi pond, listening to the trickling of the fountain, and breathing deeply from the abundance of zen, I wonder if I can plant some beautiful bamboo in my water feature. With all those tropical varieties of bamboo, and all those ponds and...
Bamboo at COP27: Any way forward?
Special thanks to Emme Kearns of the World Bamboo Organization who contributed this scintillating article. It is no surprise that governments will leave COP27 without making any significant way forward in the challenge to reign in the largest contributors to the...
7 Troubleshooting tips for growing healthy bamboo
Bamboo is famous for being one of the strongest, hardiest and fastest-growing plants on earth. But that doesn't mean it's impervious to problems. As any gardener knows, even the easiest plants can encounter unexpected obstacles, and maintaining a consistently healthy...
Bamboo: The Viable Alternative
NOTE: The following story was written by me, Fred Hornaday, in May 2007, as a publicity piece for Bambu Batu. At that time it appeared in a number of local publications. We re-published the article in November 2022 for nostalgic purposes. Suddenly it seems like...
Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens: Green wax bamboo
Outside the tropical climes of Thailand or Brazil, Phyllostachys is the bamboo genus we know best. This category of cold-hardy, running bamboo includes species like Moso, perhaps the most economically important bamboo variety on earth, as well as a host of smaller,...
Solid bamboo species: Pillars of strength
Most bamboo species have hollow stems, a feature that contributes to their remarkable strength-to-weight ratio. But not all bamboo is hollow. A small number of unusual species produce solid or nearly solid culms, making them especially valuable for furniture making,...