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7 Amazing Facts About Bamboo

October 3, 2019

1. Bamboo is not completely hollow. Bamboo has plant fibres which form horizontal discs across sections of each cane as the bamboo grows. From the outside of the pole the clue to spotting these is the prominent bumps or ‘nodes’. If you want to run a wire, pipe or water through the centre of your […]

Designing with Javan Black Bamboo

February 12, 2019

Living black bamboo has been used in contemporary garden design in Britain for some time now. The dark skin of the fresh bamboo provides a dramatic contrast against brightly painted walls or fences in urban gardens and can easily be used to create a natural screen from neighbours. Large black bamboo is not native to […]