Multitude of species and pruning choices allows for great VARIETY OF EFFECTS: from bushy, dense screens to wide-open columns, unique individual specimens to ground covers
Vertical growth MINIMIZES THE FOOTPRINT, especially useful for smaller, urban locations
Movement of the culms create RELAXING, MEDITATIVE, MUSICAL rustling sounds
Adds the greatest amount of OXYGEN TO THE AIR of any plant
BAMBOO PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT & THE AIR WE BREATHE!
Bamboo is the fastest growing canopy for the regreening of degraded lands
Bamboo releases 35% more oxygen than equivalent stands of trees
Bamboo can sequester up to 12 tons of carbon dioxide from the air per hectare (2.5 acres).
Imagine if we all add a few plants to our yards!
Bamboo can also lower light intensity and protects against ultraviolet rays.
Sharing the beauty and many benefits of Bamboo with Congresswomen Lois Capps
Traditional belief holds that being in a bamboo grove - the favorite dwelling place of Buddha - restores calmness to emotions and stimulates creativity!
Here's a link to a very informative argumentative essay towards using bamboo instead of wood pulp for paper production.
written by Xavier Villa
It's always a great time talking bamboo at the annual Great AGventure Day
Sharing the beauty and many benefits of Bamboo with Congresswomen Lois Capps 
It's always a great time talking bamboo at the annual Great AGventure Day