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 ...

Jeremy Siegel: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. A cloud of pollen. That sounds like a figure of speech. But yesterday it was a reality as a yellowish, powdery haze floated above the greater Boston area.

Another town in Middlesex County wants to ban residents from planting bamboo on their property. Sayreville introduced an ordinance this week that would fine residents up to $1,200 for planting either ...

Bamboo is being explored as a potential alternative crop for Florida citrus growers. Clumping bamboo, which grows well in Florida, is considered a low risk for invasion. The versatile plant can be ...

When most people think of Florida, they might think of palm trees, the ocean and citrus. But a new potential crop is growing in popularity for both commercial and recreational plant growers: bamboo.

The other day, outside a mall in Jerusalem, I spotted a plant with fine-textured, weepy foliage and thought it must be some kind of bamboo. It turned out not to be a true bamboo, but is commonly ...

Choose the right type of bamboo so it won't take over your yard. Bamboo evokes the image of snacking pandas or serene Asian gardens—or it becomes a nightmare when this fast and aggressively growing ...