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) ...

World Bamboo Day 2025: Bamboo, often called “green gold,” is celebrated on World Bamboo Day for its sustainability, rapid growth, and versatile uses in construction, crafts, food, and eco-friendly ...

Plant the right bamboo and you can create an attractive privacy screen in your yard. Plant the wrong one and you can have a nightmare on your hands. Among the more than 1,400 species of bamboo, some ...

Many bamboo varieties are invasive, meaning you won't want them in your yard. This exception, however, will provide a ...

The other day, outside a mall in Jerusalem, I spotted a plant with fine-textured, weepy foliage and thought it must be some kind of bamboo. It turned out not to be a true bamboo, but is commonly ...