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• - Compilation of bamboo resources from Chinese bamboo specialist, including pages about botanical gardens, individual species (especially Moso), and photo albums.
  
• - Instructions for planting, care, and maintenance. Includes photos and descriptions of individual varieties.
  
• - A page full of links to various state extension resources, covering both overview information and specific grass species. From North Carolina State University.
  
• - Information about bamboo, including photo gallery, links to public gardens and bamboo societies, and uses for bamboo.
  
• - Nice article describing the culture of ornamental grasses and their use in garden design, including summary information on many species and cultivars.
  
• - For the discussion of bamboo, particularly its cultivation and propagation.
  
• - Bamboo information and pictures. Includes the interactive version of the ABS Species Source List.
  
• - Commercial bamboo grower shares descriptions, uses, growing information and pictures of varieties growing in his garden.
  
• - A site for the Texas chapter of the American Bamboo Society. Information about membership, meetings, and events.
  
• - Offers PDF documents explaining the pest, commonly encountered in ornamental bamboo, and suggesting chemical and biological controls.
  
• - Informational pages of an Australian retail bamboo nursery, with lots of fact sheets, species selection guide, care information, and FAQs.
  
• - Features a database with images and summary information for native grasses, indexed by common name, botanical name, and tribe.
  
• - Home gardeners in Belgium share a list with photos and commentary of their top choices in grasses and sedges.
  
• - Bamboo nursery in Tuckombil
  
• - Houston nursery does not offer online shopping, but this bamboo information page presents a useful overview of bamboo care and descriptions of many species and varieties.
  
• - For the discussion of ornamental grasses, as well as sedges and rushes and other grass-like plants.
  
• - Austin biologist provides information on cold-hardy bamboos suitable for growing in Texas, with links to photos and other resources.
  
• - Provides links to the various grass-like plants growing in this Canadian garden, with photos, personal experience, and a rating for each of the plants.