Now that we are into serious planting for the summer garden, are you finding that you have little space for trailing and vining plants like runner beans and melons? Consider growing them upright on a ...

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 ...

Temperatures are at the discomfort level and social distancing is on everyone’s mind. That summer feeling of needing relief from the heat and humidity is growing in every corner of Leon County, ...

If there is an expert on runaway bamboo, it has to be Dorothy Geyer, a natural resource specialist with the Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown and Jamestown. Geyer spends a great deal of ...

“In wind, fair weather, rain or dew, bamboos behave in a characteristic manner. Whether they are bending over or standing upright, hidden or exposed, each aspect has a particular form and integration.

As dark clouds of climate change hover over our heads, it is time we stitch sustainable alternatives into our mainstream fabric. One of the lifestyle changes that we can inculcate is adopting bamboo ...

Bamboo has a way of selling itself. It looks neat in garden centres, promises quick privacy and grows faster than almost anything else people put in the ground. For many homeowners, it feels like an ...