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Indian Forester, Vol 125, No 12 (1999), Pagination: 1185-1189
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Use of bamboo for various purposes such as construction material, household implements, pulp and fibre in manufacture of paper products and as vegetative is well known. It's use as an important component in ornamental gardening and landscaping has not been given deserved attention. With the importance of landscaping and gardening gaining, bamboo by its unique and diverse characteristic makes an ideal species for landscaping designs. Bamboos can be ideally grown in groves, hedges, on terraces, courtyards, conservatories and some of the species as potted plants. Some of the important genera such as Bambusa, Dendrocalamus, Phyllostachys, are ideal for ornamental and landscaping designs.