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	<title>Bamboo Bits and Pieces &#187; How To</title>
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		<title>Paver Installation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 04:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Landscape projects]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[landscape demolition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landscape design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a short video montage of a recent patio and walkway installation.
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		<title>How to Prune a Clumping Bamboo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video demonstration, I thin out a young planting of Fargesia scabrida.  This particular plant started from a full, #2 container, and has been in the ground for three growing seasons.  One thing I don&#8217;t mention in the video is that I like to prune my clumping bamboos in fall, well after the current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a Jungle Out There</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/1729/its-a-jungle-out-there/</link>
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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[himalaycalamus falconeri 'damarapa']]></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>How to Divide a Clumping Bamboo</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/1364/how-to-divide-a-clumping-bamboo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clumping bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[container bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dividing a container of bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dividing a container of Fargesia 'Rufa']]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fargesia rufa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing bamboo in containers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to divide a bamboo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since this is my first go at a video, I picked something very basic and easy to demonstrate.  I am just learning about the whole video formatting thing as well, but I promise the content and the quality of the video will improve!


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		<title>Latest Landscape Pics</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/1338/latest-landscape-pics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We still have the lawn areas to renovate and some finishing touches before this project is complete, but we are getting close.  Here are the latest pics of the New Granite Wall and  The Paver Patio I wrote about in previous articles.


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		<title>The Paver Patio</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/1288/the-paver-patio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[brick patio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concrete pavers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to build a paver patio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article I have the updates on last week&#8217;s landscape project, including some photos and how-to information on building a paver patio. In last week&#8217;s article New Granite Wall, we left off with Travis forming up, and then compacting the gravel base for the patio area. Click on the thumbnails to view a larger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Granite Wall</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/1238/new-granite-wall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscape projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[granite walls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landscape design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Outdoors By Design worked on the removal of an overgrown water feature, the installation of a granite retaining wall, and prep work for a concrete paver patio.  In this article, read about how we did it, and see some before and after images of the project.
Before
Friend and business partner Travis Meyer is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fertilizing Bamboo</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/716/fertilizing-bamboo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[biosolids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemical fertilizers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fertilizers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fertilizing bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to grow bamboo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[organic fertilizer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best way to fertilize is to have a complete soil test done first, then supplement with a fertilizer that will compensate for any nutrient deficiencies. Otherwise, a fertilizer program becomes a lot like adding fuel and oil to a car without ever checking the gas gauge or the dipstick.

Frankly, most of us aren&#8217;t able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Prune Medium-Timber Bamboo</title>
		<link>http://halfsidebamboo.info/http:/halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/564/how-to-prune-a-timber-bamboo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bamboo tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintaining bamboo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pruning bamboo]]></category>
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You could prune the big, running bamboos with the same techniques I described in How to Prune Dwarf, and Shrub Bamboos, however, your timber bamboo would probably never get over 5&#8242;-6&#8242; high.  Instead, you selectively remove some of the older, less productive culms, in order to make way for new vigorous growth. You may also want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Prune Dwarf, and Shrub Bamboos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>philinshelton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pruning bamboo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this article, you will learn about the tools and the techniques used to prune ground cover bamboos on up to bamboos that reach 10&#8242;-12&#8242; mature height.  You can click on the links to see a picture, click on the picture to close it.
Why Prune?
As bamboo stems age, they lose their vigor and eventually die; at [...]]]></description>
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