Books & Music

We offer inspiring and useful books on bamboo plants, bamboo crafts and ornamental grasses. Our reference library has books to browse for ideas on garden design and bamboo fences and out-of-print horticultural references. Our CDs of bamboo flute music are wonderful for meditation or relaxed listening.

Useful Reference Books

	Bamboo for Gardens Bamboo for Gardens will help sort out the marvelous world of bamboos. Detailed information based on a great deal of research, all with a Pacific Northwest focus!
	Bamboo in Japan Bamboo is intrinsic in Japanese culture. Be inspired by it's many uses, practical and aesthetic. "Anyone who has interest in bamboo, bamboo crafts, rituals, or Japanese culture would benefit from owning this beautiful book." -Bamboo (the ABS magazine)
	Hardy Bamboo for Shoots and Poles by Daphne Lewis, 1998 This is a handy reference guide if you are considering growing bamboo for edible shoots or poles in USDA zones 7, 8 or 9. Thirty varieties of bamboo are described with specifics on mature size, culm diameter, quality of poles, tastiness of shoots, typical timing for harvesting shoots, forage quality and recorded flowering cycles.
	Farming Bamboo Co-authored by Daphne Lewis, the original founder of this nursery. Gives farmers and gardeners in the Pacific Northwest what they need to know to raise bamboo as a farm crop (shoots and poles). Describes 27 species of the genus Phyllostachys.
	The Gardener's Guide to Growing Temperate Bamboos The author's lighthearted yet comprehensive narrative makes this book a delight to read.
	Bamboos by Christine Recht and Max Wetterwald, 1994 A classic introduction to bamboo with 100 photographs and drawings (68 in color). The reader is offered information on characteristics of the major genera; species and cultivars for the garden; planting and cultivation; uses in garden design; container growing; and use as a raw material. Hardback.

Bamboo Flute Music

	Various CDs by Gary Stroutsos Various CDs by Gary Stroutsos, a Pacific Northwest Artist who has performed throughout the U.S. Great for listening, relaxing, meditating, or to give as a gift.