Bamboo for Construction Innovations Buildings that cater to tourists are generally constructed with more permanent materials and on a larger scale. This means an increase in energy needs and greater emissions of carbon. Data released by the Urban Age Project initiated...

Pros And Cons Of Planting Bamboo In Gardens What are the pros of planting bamboo in the garden, and are there any reasons not to grow bamboo? That is what’s at question here, and we hope to provide some insight into both sides of this common debate. Read on for...

Bamboo: The Secret Weapon in Forest and Landscape Restoration? In the world of forestry, bamboo doesn’t always get the credit it deserves. Dismissed as a weed or marginalized in traditional forest management, bamboo could actually play an important role in forest and...

Bamboo Plant Bamboo, (subfamily Bambusoideae), subfamily of tall treelike grasses of the family Poaceae, comprising more than 115 genera and 1,400 species. Bamboos are distributed in tropical and subtropical to mild temperate regions, with the heaviest concentration...

A few uses for bamboo and its importance in the Philippines In my last blog, I was able to provide you a very short insight into Philippine’s bamboo species including the most common native types of bamboos such as clumping bamboos, bamboo’s maintenance, and...

1. IT GROWS FAST — LIKE, REALLY FAST According to Guinness World Records, some species of bamboo can grow up to 2.91 ft/day — or, 1.5 inches/hr! So if you sit long enough with a bamboo culm, it might just grow before your eyes! So how does it grow? As a colony plant,...

Pseudosasa Japonica Pseudosasa japonica, Arrow Bamboo, is common and a very hardy temperate bamboo suited to a variety of conditions. It's a bamboo that is easy to grow and popular for using as hedging or screening. The straight woody culms make good garden canes for...

DAVAO CITY TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS For the upcoming 1st Regional Bamboo Bootcamp in February 2021, the question that first comes to mind is: What are the requirements when coming into Davao City? Especially now with the pandemic, the City Government of Davao is strict...

DIY GUIDE ON HOW TO PLANT CLUMPING BAMBOO Bamboo plants can make a wonderful addition and add a fresh, new appearance to any home, landscape or garden. As clumping bamboo is much more preferable over running bamboo, which can become quite invasive, it is quickly...

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN BAMBOO HEDGE So, you’ve decided to create your own bamboo hedge. Or maybe you are just considering it. The question is: How? In this post we will be covering why you need a bamboo hedge and all of the basic things that you need to know in order...