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 each year in rotation. |
Calendar: News & Events |
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2009 World Bamboo Congress The seventh world congress will be held in Thailand
between 16th and 18th of September, 2009. The The theme of this
year's meeting will be "Bamboo, the Environment, and Climate
Change". http://www.worldbamboocongress.org
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 Renewable electronics- this time it’s bamboo - GreenBang.com Bamboo Helmet: Eco-friendly and Life-saving All At Once - Inventor spot Woody Bamboo flash drive is green storage alternative - SlashGear.com Hands-on with the Asus U6 bamboo laptop - Mobile Computer Mag UK ASUS introduces the Bamboo Notebook 2008 - Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 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 Bamboo Pen -- Save the Rain Forest One Pen at a Time! - MarketWatch Wagging Green Unveils First Line of Bamboo Fiber Dog Products - PRWeb
Clothing, Fabric and Apparel 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 Bamboo towels reach new level of softness - US Consumer Reports Now, green range of bamboo underwear! - The Times of India Changzhou National Hi-Tech to develop bamboo apparel materials - fibre2fashion.com Gloves are made from environmentally friendly bamboo fiber - ThomasNet
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 flowering and Rodent menace —The Harsh Reality - The Morung Express Bamboo plantation eyed in areas with less tree survival - Phillipines Sun Star World's largest grass has sustained cultures throughout history - Statesman.com Basketful of green gifts in bamboo - China.org No cause for panic over bamboo flowering - The Assam Tribune Shillong mulls bamboo policy - The Calcutta Telegraph
Gardening Choose bamboo carefully to avoid runaway cane forest - Freep.com Letter: Invasive bamboo - West County Journal Chusquea culeou -- Plant life: Deserving of a garden spot - Otago Daily Times
Travel, Photos and other Stories Short story: Fellow Traveller by Hari Kunzru - Guardian.co.uk Zhen Zhen, a giant panda cub - NDTV |
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 |