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Most birds are still hunkered down in the sunny South for the winter but be proactive in preparing for their return this Spring. Using bamboo and power tools, anyone can create a welcoming, natural birdhouse for our feathered friends! Here’s what you need to create a Bamboo Bird House: Moso bamboo column (any height) Exterior [...]
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If you’re looking for a last-minute decoration or a fun activity for the family on Christmas Day, take time to build this simple yet beautiful Bamboo Christmas Star. Here’s what you’ll need to make your own bamboo Christmas star: 6 bamboo stakes, 6-feet long 12 plastic zip ties 2 strings of miniature white lights, 100-feet [...]
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Now that you’re ready to begin a fall composting project, it’s time to decide what type of compost pile to build. A heap pile is by far the easiest choice requiring no structure. Just make sure to keep the pile at least 3 feet high and 3 feet wide and turn for aeration regularly. Normally [...]
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For all the wannabe witches this Halloween, here’s an interesting alternative to plastic store-brought brooms. Traditionally, bamboo brooms are used by Japanese gardeners as gentle, quiet tools to keep a yard clean of debris and leaves. For many, it’s much more preferable to using a leaf blower. This broom, however, will resemble the hearth brooms [...]
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Having just celebrated my fourth wedding anniversary got me started thinking about how much time and energy we spend thinking about the perfect gift for our partner with no thought to how eco-friendly it may be. In keeping our priorities in order, yes, I most definitely want my husband to be happy but I would [...]
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While we had every intention of building a simple bamboo shade structure over the past two weeks, the extreme heat had us avoiding the sun altogether and shunning garden work. And in hiding from the sun, enjoying some eco-friendly beer I must admit, our dreams of garden structures grew from simple shade structure to full [...]
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Well now that Lindsay Lohan is doing it…… To escape the paparazzi and prying eyes of law enforcement, Lohan spent the last days of her house arrest behind a rooftop bamboo fence. Privacy aside, there are many reasons that a bamboo fence may be the right choice for your backyard. Bamboo fencing adds a sustainable [...]
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In honor of Father’s Day, craft ideas abound for handmade gifts that kids can make – those misshapen coffee mugs and macaroni artwork masterpieces that parents will carefully preserve for years. But what greater gift can be given than the gift of time? Here’s a fun idea for “paper bamboo” that father and child can [...]
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Whether joining the local food movement or trying to combat rising food costs, now is the time to plant your spring garden for a summer bounty. Wearing light and comfortable bamboo clothing, take advantage of the mild days and breezy evenings to prepare garden beds and plant summer fruits and vegetables. Make your bamboo garden [...]
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Let’s just skip right past the obvious observation of Tax Day and move on to a more enjoyable day approaching – Easter! Rather than talk tax forms and tax credits, let’s talk about the incredible amount of waste that comes hop hop hoppin’ down the trail with the Easter Bunny. This is a holiday of [...]
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You don’t have to be Edison or have a nanny named Poppins to enjoy flying a kite! Have yourself a blast this spring with your homemade bamboo kite – the joy of making your own kite is that you get to choose how to decorate it. You can even make a St. Patrick’s Day kite [...]
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Baskets are wonderful additions to a home. They are not only beautiful decorations but they are also very functional and can serve as storage for magazines, remotes or as a display for your homemade potpourri. Put your backyard bamboo to beautiful use and weave your own bamboo basket. Get started now and it might be [...]
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Christmas is this week and I hope you have all your Christmas shopping done! If not, we have some great ideas to help you with those missing gifts you still need. And none of these ideas will require you to go to the busy mall to get an over packaged gift. Instead, these simple gifts [...]
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The Philippines have the distinction of celebrating the world’s longest Christmas season. Carols can be heard as early as September and the Christmas season ends on Feast of Santo Nino held on the 3rd Sunday of January. Christmas Day is preceded by nine days of dawn masses to show one’s devotion to God. And rather [...]
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While homeowners associations across the United States continue their bans on the bamboo plant, a province in Northeastern province in India is working to decontrol bamboo. Currently, farmers in many parts of the low lying state of Himachal Pradesh (including Bilaspur, Kangra, Harmirpur, Sirmaur and Una) are unable to freely harvest bamboo. Before this action, [...]
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