Jul 29, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Worldwide
Most of the bamboo in the world comes from Asia, particularly China, India, and Indonesia. But a brief tour through rural Colombia is enough to make you believe otherwise. Native to the equatorial highlands of Colombia, Guadua angustifolia is the most important bamboo...
Jun 29, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
There’s a lot to love about Phyllostachys viridis ‘Robert Young’, also known as Phyllostachys viridis ‘Sulphurea’ or Golden Chinese Bamboo. It’s the sort of bamboo that satisfies a long list of requirements. Robert Young grows well...
Jun 7, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
If you asked your average Sam on the street to describe a bamboo plant, they could probably tell you it’s made up of long, tall stems that resemble straight, hollow tubes, typically yellow in color with a canopy of narrow leaves. For the most part, this would be...
Jun 5, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Featured Posts
Growing bamboo is easy, if you choose the right variety and know how to manage it. Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing and most versatile plants in the world. It can create privacy screens, prevent erosion, grow in containers, and even provide building material. But...
Jun 3, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
When you tell your neighbors that you’re thinking about planting some bamboo, you’re liable to get a range of reactions. Maybe they’ll share your enthusiasm for the legendary grass and tell you how much they love their bamboo linens. Or perhaps their...
May 29, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Worldwide
Bamboo fever is sweeping the nation. From California to Cape Canaveral, from Connecticut to Colorado, people everywhere want to use and grow those great grasses. In California and Florida, the states of seemingly endless, golden sunshine, growing bamboo is a...
