| Very few people know the true power and | | | | comprehend its value beyond the every day |
| versatility of bamboo. Once thought of as just | | | | fishing pole or wind chimes. |
| another landscaping grass, bamboo is quickly | | | | Since bamboo is a grass, it is a renewable |
| becoming a great alternative to wood products. | | | | resource. It needs very little room to grow, since |
| There are over 1,500 types of bamboo available, | | | | certain varieties grow upwards to sixty feet. It |
| though just over two percent of those types are | | | | generally takes weeks for the grass to grow |
| currently being used as a material. | | | | back once harvested and continues to grow year |
| The Asians have utilized bamboo for centuries, | | | | round. It is these certain attributes that make |
| used in their food, their shelter, and their daily life. | | | | bamboo quite beneficial to modern civilization. |
| Ancient Asians used bamboo as a paper product, | | | | However, if you are planning on adding bamboo to |
| created homes and furniture with dried bamboo, | | | | your current garden, it is advisable to do your |
| and even used it in soups. Yet, bamboo can be | | | | homework first. Bamboo, while easy to maintain, |
| used for some much more. | | | | can be tricky to remove from your land once it is |
| When dried and treated, bamboo is a very rigid | | | | planted, so make sure that you have the proper |
| wood, which can be used in flooring for homes. | | | | plant for your climate, garden and abilities. Once |
| While at times expensive, bamboo is a great | | | | planted, all you will need to do is keep it watered |
| alternative because it can so quickly be | | | | regularly- after all, bamboo requires a great deal |
| replenished in nature. Bamboo can hold up in most | | | | of water- and trim it to the appropriate length |
| any element, which is why it was so valuable to | | | | and width you desire. With over 1,500 varieties of |
| the ancient civilizations of Asia. It's durability and | | | | bamboo available, it can get pretty tricky trying |
| strength makes bamboo an excellent choice for | | | | to find the perfect plant for your yard. This is |
| building material. | | | | why researching your grass is so important. |
| Bamboo is often seen in construction due to its | | | | There are varieties that have both clumpers and |
| rigidity and core strength. It is no wonder that | | | | runners, then bamboo which have one or the |
| previous generations in America used dried | | | | other. Clumpers tend to grow outward, while |
| bamboo stalks as fishing poles. The bamboo stalks | | | | runners grow upwards. Depending on your garden, |
| were durable enough to hold when a fish was | | | | you will need to decide which one is best suited |
| hooked. Bamboo is still used in small towns across | | | | for you. |
| America, though western and European cultures | | | | |