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 ...

Ever seen a bamboo tree is growing from a seed? In this time-lapse, we chose a bamboo variety called "Moso". The bamboo seed ...

Bamboo has a way of selling itself. It looks neat in garden centres, promises quick privacy and grows faster than almost ...

What if your neighbor puts an ugly shed on your shared property line? Or - as is increasingly common in parts of Houston - what if the one-story house next to you disappears and a multistory dwelling ...

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 ...

When someone mentions bamboo, what pops into your mind? Do you think of some impenetrable tropical jungle and the constant buzz of mosquitoes? Or maybe your bamboo kitchen utensils or flooring?

On Sept. 18, 2009, during the eighth World Bamboo Congress, the participants officially declared Sept. 18 as World Bamboo Day to coincide with a renowned Nobel laureate and India’s former president, ...

Gardeners will find suitable dwarf running bamboos for ground cover or containers in the Sasa genus. Arundinaria viridis `Arustriata' is a variegated dwarf runner for shade. Medium to giant runners ...

Q: I have been happily growing a bamboo plant in my apartment for the past two years, watering it well twice a week or more. The base of the plant looks like a bunch of asparagus growing in small ...

In feng shui tradition, lucky bamboo represents resilience, prosperity, and positive energy. The number of stalks carries ...

There’s a bamboo plantation on the outskirts of Adelaide with hectares of bamboo, with up to 20 species, planted to feed two very hungry Giant Pandas who spend their lives sitting around eating bamboo ...