Mention landscaping with bamboo and you will likely get chided for using an invasive plant. Contrary to popular belief, not all bamboos fall into this invasive category. There are running and clumping ...

Jeremy Siegel: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. A cloud of pollen. That sounds like a figure of speech. But yesterday it was a reality as a yellowish, powdery haze floated above the greater Boston area.

Worldwide, there are approximately 1,500 bamboo species found from tropical regions to the snowline of the Andes. Bamboos (subfamily Bambusoideae) are among the broad-leaved grasses (Poaceae) ...

When choosing a bamboo variety, make sure you've chosen a variety suited to Kansas' landscape. Bamboo adds an exotic look to the landscape that is unrivaled, but most species are poor choices for the ...

The sun is visiting now and then, buds are bursting and we're feeling the urge to get outdoors It's gardening time. Got a question? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool ...

2007-07-15 04:00:00 PDT Mount Vernon , Wash.-- Bamboo is a versatile, ancient plant that shows up in creation myths as well as in pots on Manhattan terraces. It comes in clumping varieties that behave ...

Bamboo is a versatile, ancient plant that shows up in creation myths as well as in pots on decks and terraces. It comes in clumping varieties that behave themselves and running “timber” types that ...

This patch of clumping bamboo is leaning behind a white-blooming spirea coming out of winter. Q: My husband and I have a natural tree line between us and our new neighbors. We have 41/2 acres, and ...

Bamboo has a bad reputation. Words often associated with bamboo are aggressive, invasive, overwhelming, and out of control. But please keep reading. It is the ultimate right plant, right place ...

: I was told by a bamboo supplier that there is a type of bamboo that can be successfully cultivated in the desert southwest. Unfortunately, I have lost the information he gave me. I understand that ...

It's been called the fastest-growing woody plant on the planet. One species has been clocked racing skyward as much as 4 feet a day. When a bamboo culm, or shoot, pops through the soil, it will soar ...