Books & Music

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

Useful Reference Books

	Hardy Bamboo for Shoots and Poles by Daphne Lewis, 1998 $10 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.
	The Gardener's Guide to Growing Temperate Bamboos The author's lighthearted yet comprehensive narrative makes this book a delight to read.
	Bamboo for Gardens Bamboo for Gardens will help sort out the marvelous world of bamboos.

Bamboo Flute Music

	Various CDs by Gary Stroutsos Normally $17,   Sale Price $8.50 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.