EBS: EUROPEAN BAMBOO SOCIETY
ASSOCIATION EUROPÉENNE DU BAMBOU
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The images below are of bamboo reduced to shape, form and colour. Taken with a 200mm macro lens, they are of an established plant at RHS Garden Wisley in the UK. The limited and out of focus perspectives almost give the impression of calligraphy. |
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About EBS: The European Bamboo Society |
EBS
is an informal federation of national European bamboo societies,
each of which has its own administration and membership. There is
no central administration - the society coheres through its annual
general meetings, which are held in a different country biennialy
in rotation. |
Calendar: News & Events |
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EBS general meeting August 20th 2010: Switzerland Lunch and bamboo concert by the Anklung group, with a visit to nearby garden, Coffee in the garden of Margrit and Robert Linder. Representatives of the different sections of EBS report about their activities. Dominique Verdel to give a presentation about the Arboretum. For
further information and to download PDF entry form: EBS
meeting 2010
Bamboo in the News - Articles from Around the World:
Architecture, Art and Design Bamboo plants give the X house a strong natural structure and outlook - World Architecture News Bamboo is the latest natural material to be used in eco-friendly building - PropertyWire Chinese Farmers Build Birds Nest Stadium Out of Bamboo - Gizmodo China
Consumer Products Subway Tile Style with Bamboo - Jetson Green Asus U53 Bamboo goes green - Mirror News UK Bamboo Fly roads - When precision becomes art - Gillette News Record Modern bamboo tables made in Oregon, for S.F. - SF Gate Skydda Design's BambooBook Is Full of Bamboo and Class - PC World Bamboo Helmet: Eco-friendly and Life-saving All At Once - Inventor spot Woody Bamboo flash drive is green storage alternative - SlashGear.com Bamboo Computer Mouse - It Voir Bamboo bike -- Road bikes relax a little - Los Angeles Times Calfee Design's bamboo mountain bike -- Green to the Extreme -Time.com Go Green (Really Green) With Your Hard Drive - ItManagement Wagging Green Unveils First Line of Bamboo Fiber Dog Products - PRWeb
Clothing, Fabric and Apparel Bamboo fabric: How it's made - Vancouver Sun Paper -- Production of Thermal Insulation Composites Containing Bamboo Charcoal - Source: Textile Research Journal - Red Orbit Giveaway: ecoSkin Pearl Top In Magenta Purple - Ecorazzi Baby clothing company uses bamboo as opposed to traditional cotton fabric - The Celebrity Cafe Bamboo No.1 sustainable material, says city man - Birmingham Mail Now, green range of bamboo underwear! - The Times of India Gloves are made from environmentally friendly bamboo fiber - ThomasNet Plan to create 'natural burial ground' in Co Wexford - Irish Times
Environment Bamboo can play a deep role in saving the globe - The Hindu Bamboo can reduce global warming - MeriNews UNICEF distributes biscuits to malnourished children during ‘rat flood’ food crisis - UNICEF Bamboo plantation eyed in areas with less tree survival - Phillipines Sun Star Basketful of green gifts in bamboo - China.org
Gardening Chusquea culeou -- Plant life: Deserving of a garden spot - Otago Daily Times
Travel, Photos and other Stories A preview of Republic Day tableaus - Land of Bamboo - The Hindu Hoping for a bumper crop - Vietnam VOV News Short story: Fellow Traveller by Hari Kunzru - Guardian.co.uk Travel by Bamboo Trains in Cambodia – True Ingenuity! Green Earth News
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Bamboo cultivation basics Bamboos are very tolerant of soil types and growing conditions, and in fact, can be planted almost anywhere. The major exceptions include regions where winter temperatures dip below minus twenty degrees F (Zone 4 or colder), dry desert conditions without available irrigation and wet areas (those soils always water-logged). With so many types of bamboo (over 1,400 have names, from regions as diverse as high mountains of Chile, floodplains of North America, tropical rain-forests, subcontinent India, and mountain forests) and native to all continents except Antarctica, it is no wonder that one can find a bamboo adaptable to most any climatic zone. Planting So, once the appropriate species has been selected, one must prepare the site for planting.Soil preparation includes loosening the soil, adding any necessary amendments, and placing the plant in the hole. This should be rather simple but is often the most overlooked aspect of the process. If the soil does not drain well, or is heavy due to clay or compaction, add coarse sand or other drainage/aerating amendments: MORE |