Article: In the garden: inside or out, the grace and beauty of bamboo are timeless.

in Louis De Marco's lush, peaceful Siesta Key garden stands a magnificent grove of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) full of filtered light and contemplative beauty. Like a cathedral's majestic organ, the imposing canes reach 70 feet high, wind eliciting melodic clatter from the swaying stalks.

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"It began with a small clump, about two feet tall, I purchased at a Selby Gardens plant fair 12 years ago," De Marco reflects. "I never suspected it would reach such heights and majesty."

Bamboo is not just beautiful, it's also very strong and useful, he explains. "In China, Japan and Asia Minor, it has been the primary ...

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