Jan 8, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Golden bamboo is an extremely common variety used in gardens and landscaping. The name golden bamboo, however, can refer to several different species with very different characteristics. The species most commonly known as golden bamboo is Phyllostachys aurea, a...
Jan 3, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
If you wander around the internet reading about bamboo — and I’m guessing that you do — you’ll eventually come across a story of how bamboo was one of the only living things to survive after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. Other versions tell us...
Dec 31, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
When it comes to farming bamboo, one of the first questions you encounter is which species to grow. Depending on the climate, growers may have dozens of suitable bamboo species to choose from. Of course, the answer will depend largely on what you want to do with the...
Dec 26, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
When you go looking for attractive, ornamental bamboo, you’ll eventually see images or hear mention of Tortoise Shell Bamboo. Even the name has an irresistibly exotic allure. Indeed, it’s one of the most interesting varieties of bamboo to look at. And...
Nov 27, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Bambu Batu
As a bamboo lover, habitual traveler, and digital nomad, there are few things I enjoy more than a long journey to an exotic bamboo grove. In 2022, I had the pleasure of visiting Berlin, Germany. Although it’s one of the least likely places to go in search of...
Nov 20, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
While we consider China and the Far East as the native home of bamboo, there are also some magnificent bamboo species indigenous to the New World. Central and South America actually have some of the most majestic bamboo varieties of them all. In Colombia, you can find...