When it comes to fast-growing privacy screens, bamboo often tops the list. It can grow 15 to 30 feet tall and produces dense, attractive foliage within a single season. I have been tempted more than ...

Bamboo plants growing on the side of a walkway near a home. - Zetter/Getty Images Bamboo has aesthetic appeal for many people. It's technically a type of giant grass, a relationship that's evident in ...

Bamboo evokes the image of snacking pandas or serene Asian gardens—or it becomes a nightmare when this fast and aggressively growing plant takes over your yard. Carefully choosing the bamboo variety ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAYREVILLE – The borough has banned bamboo planting in town. The Borough Council approved an ordinance on second reading at the ...

When someone mentions bamboo, what pops into your mind? Do you think of some impenetrable tropical jungle and the constant buzz of mosquitoes? Or maybe your bamboo kitchen utensils or flooring?

Another town in Middlesex County wants to ban residents from planting bamboo on their property. Sayreville introduced an ordinance this week that would fine residents up to $1,200 for planting either ...

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If there was, he says he would've walked away. But a few years ago bamboo on his neighbor's property began its aggressive creep across the property line. Huber's been quoted $850 for initial treatment ...

The ordinance includes a $1,200 fine for each day a violation occurs. Residents with existing bamboo plants must ensure the plant is not within five feet of a property line. SAYREVILLE – The borough ...