Oct 4, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
The amazing and incredible properties of bamboo have earned this useful plant all sorts of superlative nicknames. Because of its remarkable tensile strength, it sometimes goes by the name “Vegetal Steel”. In developing countries and near the equator, where...
Jun 28, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
One of the most common reasons for planting bamboo is to create a windbreak or a privacy screen. Bamboo is ideally suited for this because of its impressive height and its dense foliage. We sometimes refer to it as a living fence. But for this purpose, some bamboo...
Aug 10, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
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....
Jul 24, 2019 | Agriculture & Gardening
As longtime advocated of bamboo, we’ve written at great length about the countless virtues of this amazing grass. It’s a plant of unsurpassed strength and versatility, with an incredibly rich and colorful cultural history. Check out our articles on...
