Nov 9, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
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,...
Nov 7, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Featured Posts
Bamboo can serve many purposes in a garden setting. It’s a wonderful ornamental plant with abundant, green leaves and elegant, upright canes. Some types of bamboo make a good ground cover and some timber varieties are great to harvest for their massive poles....
Nov 4, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
It begins with the realization that “lucky bamboo” is not actually bamboo at all. And then they tell you there are two kinds of bamboo: runners and clumpers. But then you discover that there are more than 1,200 distinct species of bamboo, plus a few...
Oct 24, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Not every garden gets full sun, but that doesn’t mean bamboo is off the table. While most bamboo thrives in bright light, many species can tolerate or even prefer partial shade. In hotter climates, shade can protect bamboo from stress and water loss. In cooler...
Oct 21, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
When you enjoy bamboo as much as we do, you want to be around it all the time. It has a certain relaxing and rejuvenating quality that’s hard to describe. And those who feel it, know it. But most of us don’t have all day to spend strolling through the...
Oct 19, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Bamboo comprises an astonishing family of flowering grasses with nearly 2,000 species and cultivars in total. Some timber bamboo varieties are enormous, over 100 feet tall and a foot in diameter. Other dwarf and ground cover species thrive under the lower canopy of...
