When it comes to fast-growing privacy screens, bamboo often tops the list. It can grow 15 to 30 feet tall and produces dense, attractive foliage within a single season. I have been tempted more than ...

Bamboo evokes the image of snacking pandas or serene Asian gardens—or it becomes a nightmare when this fast and aggressively growing plant takes over your yard. Carefully choosing the bamboo variety ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How to revive a bamboo by growing it in a backyard around a water feature and borders . Saving a bamboo plant that's dying is ...

Some people are a bit intimidated by bamboo because although it is extremely easy to maintain it is perceived as hard to control because it spreads rapidly. The spreading is easily remedied and the ...

This low-maintenance plant is perfect for beginners.

Many bamboos prefer sun, says landscape architect Jim Maas of Maas Nursery, but there are those for shade. All do best planted in a well-draining, organically enriched, slightly acidic soil that's ...