Nov 20, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
While we consider China and the Far East as the native home of bamboo, there are also some magnificent bamboo species indigenous to the New World. Central and South America actually have some of the most majestic bamboo varieties of them all. In Colombia, you can find...
Nov 3, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
If you tend to think of bamboo as a giant grass from Asia with hollow stems, and roots that will run rampant all over your well-tempered garden, then it’s time to learn about the genus Chusquea. While most of those assumptions may be pretty accurate most of the...
Jun 30, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Green Living, Worldwide
If you’re heading off on a round-the-world tour of bamboo destinations, Costa Rica might not be the first place on your list. You’d probably be more interested in going to China, Bali and even Colombia. But this narrow strip if Central America is well...
Jun 4, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
When you hear the phrase “bamboo tribe”, you might picture some long-haired, freaky people sitting around a bonfire playing African drums and didgeridoos. Or you might imagine an even more tasteless case of cultural appropriation, full of bows and arrows...
Dec 15, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Charming Mexico, famous for Mayan pyramids, flourishing cacti and dizzying tequila. And somewhere between Chichen Itza and Margaritavilla, you can also find North America’s greatest selection of indigenous bamboo species. Of the five continents with native...
