It has been 70 years since World War II veterans returning from the Pacific theater brought home with them a penchant for the stylish aesthetics of East Asia and Polynesia, sparking a tiki craze here ...

Bamboo holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest-growing plant, and some species can shoot up to nearly 3 feet in just one day. Its rapid growth rate makes it a favorite for quick privacy fences ...

Last week, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit with a former colleague, Dr. Bob Nuss, and his lovely wife Sue at their home in State College, where Bob was about to attack an invasion of bamboo ...

My neighbor has bamboo growing along our fence line, and now bamboo shoots are coming up in my yard. How can I get rid of the shoots and stop more from coming up? Bamboo has no respect for property ...

What if your neighbor puts an ugly shed on your shared property line? Or - as is increasingly common in parts of Houston - what if the one-story house next to you disappears and a multistory dwelling ...

It's been called the fastest-growing woody plant on the planet. One species has been clocked racing skyward as much as 4 feet a day. When a bamboo culm, or shoot, pops through the soil, it will soar ...