Nov 24, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening
Versatile, resilient, and renewable, the virtues of bamboo seem to go on forever. One of the plant’s most impressive characteristics is its vigorous growth rate. Combine that with an indestructible root system, and you have a real force of nature. But many...
Oct 25, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Let’s get straight to the point. Arrow Bamboo is simply one of our favorite species of ornamental bamboo. If you’re maintaining a residential garden, Pseudosasa japonica is an excellent choice as a manageable, attractive, medium-sized plant, suitable for a...
Jun 18, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening
Bamboo is a remarkable plant for a number of reasons. It is a grass, but it’s also something more than a grass. It’s famously renewable and sustainable. But sometimes it seems to be sustainable in the worst kind of way. You might even describe it as...
Jun 9, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening
When it comes to growing bamboo, one of the chief concerns is about how to contain or control it. Bamboo has a reputation for being unusually fast-spreading and difficult to remove. In fact, this is only true for certain species of bamboo. But if you plant a type of...
May 14, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Green Living
When you have more than 1,200 species to choose from, selecting the best bamboo for your situation can be a daunting task. Some people say they want a hedge, or they want a clumper. That can narrow down the list to several hundred bamboo varieties, but there’s...
