I had always heard that flowering meant death to bamboo, but that's not always true. Many Northwest gardens contain bamboo, so it is important to recognize the significance of the flowering and to ...

A shoot of the enigmatic bamboo species henon bamboo which flowers once every 120 years An unusual species of bamboo is about to flower for the first time in over 100 years, which could enable ...

Have you noticed groovy groves of green bamboo are now boring walls of brown? The first time I spotted a dead-looking patch, I thought it was pretty odd since bamboo is a resilient species. Bamboo, ...

Bamboo is a popular ornamental plant for good reason - it grows fast and it's resilient - but you might not want to plant it too close to your house.

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?

KYOTO--On a recent evening, residents in the scenic Arashiyama district here exclaimed “so spectacular” and “really fantastic ...

His love for an exquisite living space made him to plant bamboo to beautify his home. But Victor Shiribwa never knew the bamboo would later make his finances rosy as well. “I started bamboo farming in ...

In remote corners of Sichuan Province, China, the arrow bamboo is acting strangely. It grows brown and scraggly with odd grass-like seed heads appearing amidst the foliage. The giant pandas that have ...