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 ...

First things first: bamboo is a grass; maybe not in the same category as the green out back, but a grass nonetheless. That said, bamboo's strength and lightning-fast growth make it the stuff of stuff, ...

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 ...

Bamboo has a way of selling itself. It looks neat in garden centres, promises quick privacy and grows faster than almost ...