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Grass is not just for lawns.

The most familiar lawn grasses can not do what the many other grasses and grass like plants do in a garden. Lawns are mown into submission so that...
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Some plants like to raise too much 'cane' in the garden.

Back before gardening was cheapened to the degree that it is now, and before most of everything within reach was shorn into submission, many plants...
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The softly textured foliage of Mexican weeping bamboo softens a harsh landscape.

Like junipers, bamboos have gotten a bad reputation from only a few of their problematic specie. Many of the traditional running bamboos really are...
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Elegant bamboo kitchenware for the modern home

Bamboo kitchenware is elegant, smooth to the touch, glossy like finished wood, strong, andwater proof; but best of all, it is derived from a...
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Grass is not just for lawns.

The most familiar lawn grasses can not do what the many other grasses and grass like plants do in a garden. Lawns are mown into submission so that...
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What can you do with sustainable bamboo

Bamboo has evolved, it is not just for cheesy basement bars any more and it is sustainable, it grows like a weed. It is being used for hardwood...
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Some plants like to raise too much 'cane' in the garden.

Back before gardening was cheapened to the degree that it is now, and before most of everything within reach was shorn into submission, many plants...
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Prehistoric use of bamboo tools in China

The theory that early men who arrived in Asia used bamboo as a source of tools instead of stone has received a refinement by researchers at SMU who...
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Reveal, bamboo accessories

  • Bamboo Accessories
  • March 31, 2011
Bamboo is a tree stem found in the tropics and is one of the fastest-growing plants on Earth. Bamboo is used for furniture, textiles, and in many...
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The softly textured foliage of Mexican weeping bamboo softens a harsh landscape.

Like junipers, bamboos have gotten a bad reputation from only a few of their problematic specie. Many of the traditional running bamboos really are...
Read more