| New Meaning To Green Thumb? | | | | is really a type of grass. Even though it is a grass |
| In today's world we constantly hear about such | | | | there are species of bamboo that can grow up to |
| things as global warming, carbon footprints, | | | | four feet a day! This means that the time between |
| deforestation. We also hear about "going green" and | | | | harvests is greatly reduced allowing for a much |
| being "eco friendly." So, what does this all mean? | | | | quicker harvest. |
| With the loss of so much of our old growth | | | | Another benefit to bamboo can be seen when |
| hardwood forests we are seeing a heavy increase in | | | | harvesting it. Bamboo forests are actually made up of |
| lumber prices. As the timber is lost, so too is an | | | | a few plants that grow underground through a series |
| important part of our planet's fragile ecosystem. | | | | of nodes. Once you harvest a bamboo plant one or |
| Trees are nature's way of cleaning the air so that | | | | more new shoots will begin to grow. This means |
| we have plenty of oxygen to breath. So, where | | | | there is no costly or time-consuming process of |
| does bamboo fit into all this? | | | | replanting required. This also means that no fossil |
| When someone installs a hardwood floor in their | | | | fuels will be used to replant the bamboo thereby |
| home or business they are contributing to the | | | | lowering the harvester's carbon footprint. Doesn't it |
| deforestation process. By making the choice to use | | | | feel good to know that you would have a hand in |
| bamboo you are actually helping to conserve those | | | | helping reduce the amount of pollution being released |
| hardwoods that would have normally been used. This | | | | into the environment? |
| is what "going green" means. It is the choice to use | | | | Ready To Go Green? |
| materials that have a greatly reduced impact on the | | | | Now that you know some of the benefits when |
| environment. Bamboo is one such material. | | | | making bamboo your choice of flooring material, you |
| With over one thousand species of bamboo found | | | | are all set. Make the choice to go green and help to |
| throughout the world, bamboo can be considered | | | | make the world a more enjoyable place. Help to |
| one of the world most renewable resources. | | | | conserve our beautiful and majestic hardwood |
| What Makes Bamboo Green? | | | | forests. Be sure to spread the word to any of your |
| Many species of bamboo grow quite quickly. Some | | | | friends that are considering a hardwood floor as well. |
| are ready for harvest within four to six years. Past | | | | If we all pitch in and do our part we can soon have |
| this point the quality actually begins to degrade. This | | | | the world in a much better condition. So, whether |
| is much quicker than the decades that hardwoods | | | | you do the work yourself or have a contractor install |
| take to mature. What makes bamboo grow so | | | | the floor for you, make sure that you ask for the |
| quick? Bamboo is actually not a type of tree at all. It | | | | most eco-friendly flooring material of all; bamboo! |