Mar 1, 2024 | Bamboo Species
When people talk about bamboo, they are likely to mention things like Japanese gardens, privacy hedges and giant grasses. But the term Fargesia doesn’t ordinarily come up right away in conversation. It’s the botanical name for a particular genus of bamboo,...
Jan 17, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
So you’d like to plant some bamboo in your garden. It’s fast-growing, with an exotic flair, and it can add a great deal of ornamental elegance to your ordinary greenery. But there are two things you might be worried about. First, you get snow in the...
Jun 13, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Worldwide
Don’t look up. This is not one of those bamboo varieties that grows taller than your house. But if you’re trying to find it on a map, well then, you will have to look up. This botanical outlier is the northernmost naturally occurring bamboo known to...
May 2, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Bamboo is a tenacious, woody grass that flourishes on six continents and is native to five of them. Comprised of some 1,400 distinct species, the bamboo subfamily of grasses is well-represented around the world. But some varieties are more suitable for certain regions...
Nov 15, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening
As the seasons change and the trees lose their leaves, it’s time to prepare ourselves and our plants for the cold weather. It’s time to bring in the harvest and prune back the flower beds. If you live in a climate that’s prone to freezing, then...