Many gardeners say that vines are the best plants to give their homes an air of tropical living by using them to cover ...

If you think hedge trimmers are solely for sculpting boxwoods and bonsai, think again. They’re also the tools of choice for trimming back overgrown forsythia, bamboo, or any other flora that’s ...

By BILL PRAMUK Jul 16, 2005 Jul 16, 2005Updated Feb 7, 2025 0 ...

* Alphonse Karr hedge bamboo (Bambusa multiplex Alphonse Karr). Bambusa multiplex types are sometimes called “hedge bamboos” because they have dense foliage and take well to pruning if you’re so ...

One of them is seabreeze bamboo, a 35- to 40-foot plant that grows rapidly. It tolerates shearing well, so it’s often used as a tall, soft hedge.

FROSTPROOF, Fla. (AP) - Some Florida citrus growers are hedging their bets amid an uncertain forecast by growing a new crop - bamboo. Byron and Cynthia Matteson planted 35 acres of bamboo at their ...