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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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Autumn colors are giving way to falling leaves and with eco-friendly fall maintenance tips in mind, the leaf blowers are tucked away and the rakes are handy. Even if there is curbside pick-up available in your area, it is still be beneficial to save those leaves to create your own compost pile. With rising food [...]
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Soon Great Britain will have another famous couple to gawk at. As Prince William and Duchess Catherine settle into married life, the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland will welcome a breeding pair of giant pandas from China by the end of this year. Along with Tian Tian and Yang Guan, the zoo will also be receiving [...]
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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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Lindsay Lohan celebrates her 25th birthday on Saturday. Did everyone remember to send her a card? Mine depicted a derailed locomotive surrounded by balloons and onlookers in party hats, and said “Happy Birthday to my favorite train wreck!” She probably wasn’t at home to receive her well-wishes though, since her house arrest ended on Wednesday, [...]
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In keeping with the wedding-themed week, here is a delicious recipe for newlyweds to try at home. You’ve received all sorts of fun kitchen utensils and some fine chinaware so why not try this fancy Indonesian recipe while you’re still trying to impress each other with your cooking. They’ll be plenty of time for frozen [...]
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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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Whether this is your first year tending a garden or your bamboo garden is flourishing, it’s important to remember that caring for your garden goes beyond just planting the seeds. By being tactical in pruning, you can increase the health and beauty of all the plants in your garden, whether they be flower, bamboo or [...]
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Rice plantations, fields of cotton and wide expanses of Bermuda Grass – all things one would expect growing down South but bamboo in the Delta? Sure enough though (or as they say in my town “Sho’nuff”), a Bamboo Farm flourishes at the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. To be fair, the [...]
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With spring upon us, it is time to start thinking about planting a garden in your yard. It is an easy way to lower your carbon imprint on this Earth, and there are so many benefits you reap from doing so. Here are a few more reasons why this is the year to start a [...]
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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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If you’re battling cabin fever and are lucky enough to have a workshop, why not get ready for spring and build bamboo screens for use on your patio or in your garden. They can even be used to divide some space indoors if your cooped-up family could all use some privacy. For these screens, you [...]
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For anyone growing bamboo and using it to cook some delicious bamboo recipes, welcome to a small niche of the increasingly popular local food movement. The local food movement is a “collaborative effort to build more locally-based, self-reliant economies – one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution, and consumption is integrated to enhance the [...]
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Taking into consideration everything that is necessary for healthy soil, the pH balance might be the one that sounds the most complicated. And while the word acidity doesn’t sound like something you would want to increase in your garden, a healthy bamboo plant grows best in slightly acidic soils (around level 6). For anyone who [...]
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“….if I wanted to have a happy garden, I must ally myself with my soil; study and help it to the utmost, untiringly. Always the soil must come first.” –Marion Cran, If I Were Beginning Again Consider soil the conveyor of all things healthy to your garden. The quality of soil will determine the amount [...]
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From California to the Carolinas, there are thousands of backyard gardens with varying needs. Gardeners across the country must choose their plants not only for their aesthetic but also for their temperament to certain climates. Bamboo is no different. And while gardeners can choose a variety of bamboo plants to suit their needs, it’s important [...]
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As the construction boom slows and the idea of sustainable development grows, the Natural Resources Conservation Service was kind enough to release a list reminding us just how useful and important trees can be in our lives. And while we are cheating a bit as bamboo is technically a plant, consider that bamboo is a [...]
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