Bamboo Geek

Was looking through pictures today from my journeys over the years and hands down, one of my favorite places for viewing bamboo is Disney's Epcot in Florida.  Of course, most of it does not grow...

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As of this post, California is in the grip of a pretty serious drought - one that has been around for about two years, but in 2014 turned quite severe.  Pretty bad.  Though thankfully the March...

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I had the good fortune to work with the local Sacramento of landscape architecture firm - Stantec on Park(ing) Day which was held this past Friday (September 20, 2013). PARK(ing) Day is an an...

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Ah, a moment of spare time - I finally have a chance to get back to this blog, break the radio silence and talk about a topic that I have been thinking about and get asked about alot - "What kind...

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This is the time of year when I start to wander outside more and more.  My normally short attention span is exacerbated, by the draw of discovering something new in the garden that has budded ou...

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Really when most people think of bamboo , they picture a lush green plant in a jungle.  Well, jungles are usually in a tropical setting, warm and humid. So, one would wonder, can bamboo survive...

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Today we had a chance to visit some fellow bamboo aficionados that live in Roseville to see their backyard.  Over a couple of years they have bought bamboo from me and have quite a nice collec...

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At our September 15 plant sale in Elk Grove, I had the pleasure of meeting Steven King, a Sacramento area bamboo craftsman that makes both beautiful and functional hand-carved art pieces made fro...

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I love this time of year.  Fall is literally right around the corner and temperatures, with some exception, tend to get mild during the day with cooler evenings here in California .  Can't comp...

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As a garden geek that loves his plant sales, I find that the Sacramento area has a few good ones, but they are far and few (at least in my opinion). My favorite one that I participate in every Sp...

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Talk to most hard-core garden geeks, people like me, and we have our own garden 'bucket lists.' That list of dreamy garden destinations you must visit before you kick the bucket.  Over the yea...

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We are very excited to offer a new shirt for all you bamboo lovers out there (or those that also love Panda Bears).  This shirt is 100% cotton and is in a natural color.  We have small,...

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Sometimes when you have a 'garden moment', an inspiration, that one mix of plant material with hardscape or against the right building, it just speaks to you. This picture does just that for ...

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I often stroll about the backyard, usually on some project or just merely focused on a gardening basic, like keeping your plants watered during a hot summer day.  It's easy to get so focused...

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I  must admit that I have been a bit busy and well... I'm a bit behind on a few things including this blog. One thing that was a great experience a few months ago was to participate on the DIY N...

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Tomorrow (Friday, June 1, 2012) at 6 pm - Here are the details on the Turf War episode I am on that airs on the DIY Network tomorrow - "Turf War “Fire Water vs. Floating Bed: But please be sure...

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On a recent trip to Washington D.C., I had a chance to quickly swing by the U.S. Botanical Gardens . This place is not only a gardener's paradise, it is full of history and significance as is alm...

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I always love late April, early May as it is when the "naked" culms of clumping bamboo begin to leaf out. The warm days and moderate evening temperatures do wonders that no fertilizer can beat. ...

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Thamnocalamus crassinodus 'Kew Beauty' About four years ago, I planted a rare, very clumping beautiful bamboo in the back end of my yard thinking it was the perfect spot for it to flourish. ...

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After participating in production of the Season 7 premiere of DIY Network's Yard Crashers in October,  I have been waiting for several months now to see the show, and see what ultimately ended ...

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I always love discovering bamboo used correctly and where it shows off beautifully.  Today, I was walking along K Street, somewhere near 24th Street in Midtown Sacramento, and stumbled upon ...

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For a couple of weeks now, I have spent several strolls through my garden with a keen eye on new bamboo shoots popping out of the ground from my running bamboo plants.  Until today, I strolled b...

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New update on Yard Crashers: The show, Season 7 premier, I participated in will air Monday, April 2nd on the DIY Network . Please check local listings for time. I plan on sharing photos of th...

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Last Sunday, my family and I had the pleasure of attending the 2012 Rice River Ranch Bloom Tour and BBQ. This is a family owned farm, managed by Tom and Jeanette Rice. Tom and Jeanette grow a wi...

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In the bamboo community, which spans the world, it's a unique group of people - some are into the scientific aspects of bamboo, some love to work with bamboo to make furniture, art or structures,...

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