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		<title>American Bamboo Society Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bits and Pieces]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Bamboo Society hosted the 2009 American Bamboo Society Conference at the Murano hotel in Tacoma, WA.  If you&#8217;ve never attended a conference, here are some pics and notes that will give you an idea of what goes on.  You can click on the pics to view [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bamboo on Anderson Island</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I met another bamboo friend last weekend, and took a tour of his bamboo and palm collection on Anderson Island.  Here are a few pics and some comments from my trip out.  Click on the pics to view a larger image.
Bamboos
George happened across one of my bamboo articles and emailed me to drop by and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portland Bamboo Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bits and Pieces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bamboo Plant Sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hoyt Arboretum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Bamboo Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Japanese Gardens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland Rose Garden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Portland Bamboo Festival is coming up this weekend, July 26 at the Hoyt Arboretum in Portland, OR from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.  If you are in the market for some bamboo plants, or have questions about bamboo and how to grow it, you don&#8217;t want to miss this event!  There will be lots of bamboo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bamboo Break</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/1763/bamboo-break/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the 4th of July weekend, I have been taking a break (as much as possible) from bamboo and blogging, spending as much time as possible boating in the south Puget sound.  Here a few pics from down Shelton way.

I have been puttering around the Puget Sound in small boats for over a decade, visiting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a Jungle Out There</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bamboo Plants]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[borinda boliana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[candy cane bamboo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fargesia nitida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[himalaycalamus falconeri 'damarapa']]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jungle fever exotics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pearl street]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phyllostachys vivax 'aureocaulis']]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite nurseries is Jungle Fever Exotics, located near Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, WA.  This nursery is known for it&#8217;s exotic plants, many of which push the limits of cold hardiness for Western, Washington. OH, and they have some very cool bamboos, too!

You won&#8217;t find a website for this nursery (Jerry and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Pics of Seattle Bamboo Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ABS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Bamboo Society]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Pacific Northwest Chapter of the American Bamboo Society has two plant sales each year, which are our major sources of income.  Traditionally, the Seattle Bamboo Festival is held at the Washington Park Arboretum in June, and the Portland Bamboo Festival is held at the Hoyt Arboretum in July.

Both hobbyist and professional growers sell their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peony Madness</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/1607/peony-madness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peonies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brother's united]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coral charm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cut flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elma wa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kansas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peonies plus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like to think I know a little bit about bamboo, but I know next to nothing about peonies, except that right now, cutting peonies has been eating up about 16 hours of my day!  Here&#8217;s a little history and some pics of what&#8217;s been keeping from my blog.

A few years back, I got the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bamboo Crafts</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/1539/bamboo-crafts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 14:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bits and Pieces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo cane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo carving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo holders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo lamp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo piggy bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo purse handles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chinese walking stick bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[famboo table]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Growing bamboo is not the only way to enjoy it.  Over the yars I have made a few things out of bamboo, and collected some bamboo pieces as well.  Here are a few pics of my favorites.  Click on the pics to view a larger image

Bamboo Stuff I Have Made
Bamboo table with glass top &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights of Bamboo Tour at Quail Botanical Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 02:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[american bamboo society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo art]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a long time member and supporter of the American Bamboo Society I was especially happy to visit the garden where the ABS was born, and learn about the bamboos from some wonderful tour guides!

On April 18, my wife and I had the pleasure of touring the bamboo collection at  Quail Botanical Gardens.  Our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short Clip of Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda in the Breeze</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bamboo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[chinese walking stick bamboo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Had the camera with, and I couldn&#8217;t resist taking a short clip of probably my favorite bamboo.  So here it is, Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda in the wind. Click on the red HD button to get the best video.  Full screen doesn&#8217;t look too bad either.


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