by Sherry Boas | Feb 20, 2011 | bamboo questions, landscape, running bamboo
A customer who bought bamboo from us in January recently went to a local flea market where she purchased a container of bamboo from someone who couldn’t say what kind of bamboo it was. The customer then sent us the following picture of the bamboo along...
by Sherry Boas | Sep 13, 2010 | bamboo questions, running bamboo
If you want to grow a living fence that will quickly provide a beautiful barrier, bamboo is usually the perfect choice. But not always. There are some situations where it simply won’t work. The following email from a person in Missouri...
by Sherry Boas | May 18, 2010 | crafts, home decor, interior design, poles, running bamboo
The two poles on the right are freshly cut Moso poles that have not been kiln dried or hand torched like the four poles on the left. Green poles are available by special order only.Notice how the space between the nodes changes from bottom to top. Toward...
by Sherry Boas | May 18, 2010 | home decor, homegrown bamboo poles, interior design, poles, running bamboo
If you are looking for a bamboo pole that’s not like most poles, take a peek at what we call Spotted Leopard Bamboo Poles. Culled from our own groves of Vivax Running Bamboo, The canes of Spotted Leopard Bamboo Poles are light colored – almost...
by Sherry Boas | Apr 23, 2010 | new shoots, running bamboo
Indocalamus tessellatus is a dwarf running bamboo that we first discovered in Seattle, WA. Like all running bamboos, Indocalamus loves cold weather. Is it freezing outside? No problem. Snow on the ground? Bamboo happy. Here in...
