Sep 16, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Most of us who enjoy growing bamboo are aware of two very general types of bamboo: the running bamboos and the clumping bamboos. This is a pretty useful way of categorizing bamboo varieties based on their growth habit. But there is another, higher order of distinction...
Sep 9, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Bamboo has so many practical uses, it’s like nothing else in the plant kingdom. Beginning thousands of years ago, people were using bamboo to make paper, spears, and primitive housing structures. More recently we have discovered how to make beautiful flooring...
Aug 28, 2020 | Bamboo Products, Bamboo Species, Green Living
It’s hard to think about bamboo without thinking about the giant panda bear. And vice versa. Bamboo, for the most part, is an exotic specimen of Far Eastern extraction. And same goes for the panda. Together or separate, they are iconic symbols of the Orient. But...
Feb 20, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
With so many varieties of bamboo to choose from for your garden, one can easily develop an obsession. As you become a connoisseur of grasses, the quest for unusual and exotic bamboo specimens can become an endless pursuit. We’ve already written a great...
Aug 9, 2019 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Are you looking to add a little touch of the Orient to your garden? Bamboo is one of the best plants to produce that effect. An iconic symbol of the Far East, bamboo embodies all the sublime elegance and simplicity that we associate with Japanese gardens and Asian...
Dec 27, 2018 | Bamboo Species, Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
Since Bambu Batu first opened in 2006, a lot of people have come in asking, “What’s a Batu?” Now we also call the shop the “House of Bamboo”, so a lot of people have guessed that Batu means House. And a lot of people try to spell it...
