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 ...

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This patch of clumping bamboo is leaning behind a white-blooming spirea coming out of winter. Q: My husband and I have a natural tree line between us and our new neighbors. We have 41/2 acres, and ...

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 ...

I’m adding Asian elements into my garden, and I love the look of bamboo, but I’m afraid of having it take over since I’ve heard it’s invasive. Are there varieties out there that will behave if I ...