Direction of rotation of a celing fan. Quick energy efficiency tip: To stay cool and manage your energy at the same time, use ceiling fans to create a âwind chillâ in rooms you are using. The wind chill will help you feel cooler than the actual temperature. Make sure the ceiling fan is set to turn in a counter-clockwise rotation.
Growing Clumping Bamboo Plants. There are several types of clumping bamboos, including Bambusa, which thrives in hot, southern climates, and Chusquea, Borinda, and Himalayacalamus for cool, mild climates. Fargesia bamboos are the most cold-hardy clumping bamboos, surviving as far north as Zone 5.
Considered the largest of the grasses, there are over 1600 species of bamboo, 64 percent of which are native to Southeast Asia. Thirty-three percent grows in Latin America, and the rest in Africa and Oceania.