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 ...

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) ...

In the good old days, a typical Hawaiian garden was large enough to give neighbors plenty of space to have privacy. As our population increases and land costs escalate, lots are getting smaller. This ...

When we think of beautiful gardens, we think of colorful flowers. But it's greenery that gives a landscape form and substance. And with our gradually shrinking places and close neighbors, a tall green ...

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.

The world’s fastest-growing plant is a perennial grass and you can eat it, wear it and build with it. This remarkable, versatile plant is bamboo. Mistakenly, many homeowners do not consider planting ...

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 ...

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens is hosting a bamboo sale during January and February, and despite what some may think, bamboo can be a good citizen in the Florida landscape. Alexis Caffrey, director of ...