Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bamboos need to be managed and planted with caution, but can make incredibly valuable additions to our gardens - Alamy I have ...

Plant container-grown bamboos any time of year. The more crowded a bamboo is in the container, the faster it will grow when planted out. Do not cut or spread the rootball; this may kill some canes.

Whether you want to grow it, control it or eradicate it, you need to first know about the structure of bamboo both above ground and below ground. Above ground, the main section of stem that you see is ...

Every year, I think about trying new and unique plant materials for our area. Some of them are hardy and some are not, but I ...

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 ...

Bamboo holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest-growing plant, and some species can shoot up to nearly 3 feet in just one day. Its rapid growth rate makes it a favorite for quick privacy fences ...

Last week, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit with a former colleague, Dr. Bob Nuss, and his lovely wife Sue at their home in State College, where Bob was about to attack an invasion of bamboo ...