Bamboo plants are a popular choice for landscaping and gardening in the UK, as they are hardy, fast-growing, and versatile. However, many pe...

The bamboo tree gives a lovely, strong material that can be used for anything from furniture to buildings. However, it is vulnerable to inse...

Bamboos have features, structures and properties that are interesting to know, especially if you are a keen gardener.  Some bamboo can grow ...

Garden bamboo plants are popular in the United Kingdom (UK) and are the main features of many gardens.  They have attractive foliage and bri...

Online data has shown that in the last 5 years, there is a high demand for bamboo plants. In particular, the clump-forming bamboo plants hav...

Not all bamboo shoots are edible. Of the 1700 different kinds of bamboo plants, less than 200 are considered edible.  Yet only a handful are...

Yellow cane bamboo (Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. aureocaulis)   is a spectacular bamboo that closely resembles the Golden Chinese Timber Ba...

 Phyllostachys bambusoides  is a large, tall bamboo from the sub-family Bambusoideae.  It grows to over 10m in height, ideal for a walkthrou...

Do you know they're running and clumping black bamboos that thrive in the UK? These black bamboos, including the Nigra, tend to exhibit ...

Clumping bamboo and running bamboo are members of the grass family. There are several varieties of bamboo plants.  Bamboo plants are common ...

They are the fastest-growing plants. Kew Royal Botanic Gardens has one of the largest collections of garden bamboo in the UK.  At Kew’s Trop...

  The giant bamboo Gigantochloa verticillate at Kew Garden grows to 2.4 metres in just 16 days.   In Kew’s Tropical Palm House, the conditio...

Bamboos are stunning garden plants, their gentle movements, rustling sounds of the leaves, evergreen foliage and colourful stems are some re...