Jan 17, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Species, Green Living
We often speak with superlatives when we discuss the virtues of bamboo. The fastest-growing plant on earth, the world’s tallest grass, the vegetable to replace steel. Bamboo truly is amazing. But it’s important to remember that there are about 1,500...
Dec 1, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Worldwide
With its sandy beaches on the Mediterranean, the Moorish castles of Andalusia, and the iconic modern architecture of Barcelona, Spain attracts millions of international tourists every year. Of course, COVID restrictions have made it harder to reach the land of Don...
Oct 27, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Worldwide
A wonderland of verdant forests, fairy tale villages, and modern cities, Germany has almost everything the culturally curious tourist could ask for. But if it’s tropical beaches and warm sunshine you desire, then you’ll want to look elsewhere. Famously...
Jun 16, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Based on the flourishing popularity of our recent post on clumping bamboo species, we decided it would be a great idea to do a follow-up. Bamboo has something of a lousy reputation in a lot of gardening circles. However, as with most cases of prejudice, bamboo’s...
Jan 14, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
When you select a species of bamboo for your landscape, one of the most important criteria is always going to be the climate. Most gardeners who want to grow bamboo in North America will look for temperate varieties. There are, after all, dozens if not hundreds of...