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Bamboo farming in the US: Opportunities and Challenges
In the last decade or two, bamboo has gone from novelty to global commodity. It's now used in everything from flooring and textiles to construction and carbon sequestration. With the U.S. importing billions in bamboo products each year, many farmers and investors are...
Bambusa vulgaris ‘Vittata’: Painted Bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris 'Vittata' is a common variety of a common species. Bambusa vulgaris literally translates to "common bamboo". A prolific plant throughout the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, we can divide the variants of Vulgaris into two types:...
Inspirational Quotes and Proverbs of Eastern Wisdom
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...
Thyrsostachys siamensis: Monastery Bamboo
When we leave the US mainland, the possibilities for bamboo cultivation really start to multiply. Of course, there's no shortage of temperate bamboo species that can thrive in the lower 48. But in tropical habitats, we encounter a whole other world of biodiversity....
Growing Bamboo in Canada
When you close your eyes and imagine a tropical garden paradise, one of the last places you will think of is Canada. It's hardly the quintessential bamboo habitat, like Indonesia or Hawaii. And for that reason, you might think it's not possible to grow bamboo in...
Timber Bamboo: The greatest of grasses
Webster's Dictionary defines timber as wood prepared for use in construction or carpentry, or trees grown for that purpose. Bamboo, however, is not a tree. All species of bamboo belong to the grass family, Poaceae. Whether it's a dwarf bamboo, just a few inches tall,...