Bamboo
We get a few enquiries regarding Bamboo and many viewers are concerned about plants becoming invasive and uncontrollable but like the appeal of bamboo as a screen or Asian style garden plant. No doubt for some people the mere thought of bamboo ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Clumping Bamboo
Bamboo has a very bad reputation in Australia because in the past, gardeners planted invasive running species such as golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea). Victor Cusack, of Bamboo World at Wadeville in New South Wales, told Don that bamboo does ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
House of Bamboo
Let's see how bamboo is making a comeback as decorating and building material. Bamboo, as a building and decorating material, seems to be making a bit of a comeback lately. More and more bamboo and related products are being used for a growing ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Invasive Bamboo
Don and the Burke's Backyard team visited a garden that was being invaded by golden bamboo. This vigorous, running bamboo spreads by means of long, underground stems (or rhizomes). Every year new rhizomes are produced, and each rhizome is capable ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Dwarf Sacred Bamboo
This plant is not a bamboo but a dwarf form of Nandina domestica, which grows naturally in Japan, China and south-east Asia through to eastern India. This little shrub is very tough and hardy - it almost seems to thrive on neglect! A low, rounded ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Bamboo Courtyard Makeover
This overgrown backyard is turned into an inviting entertainment area. Bamboo has increasingly taken over the backyard of this renovated home and is the first item on the hit list. The bamboo is cut down with a chainsaw and the roots treated with ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
House of Bamboo
Let's see how bamboo is making a comeback as decorating and building material. Bamboo, as a building and decorating material, seems to be making a bit of a comeback lately. More and more bamboo and related products are being used for a growing ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Stir-Fried Wild Bamboo Shoot with Chilli Sauce
Skin wild bamboo shoot and rinse. Scald in boiling water until done. Cut green pepper and red chilli into pieces. Heat 1 tbsp oil and saute green pepper and red chilli. Saute mashed ginger and garlic with 1/2 tbsp sesame oil. Add in seasonings ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
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