Updated Price and Schedule. I recieved an email from Cliff Sussman saying: "We have decided to eliminate "late registration" and price will be $175 for the whole conference. Also we will have one day admission for $100 to accommodate local visitors." Here is the latest schedule: ...

An Indosasa sinica will be in the ABS auction starting later this month.

Bill

Just a note that one of this species will be in the ABS auction.

Bill

Thanks.

More info. Hope to see a lot of people there. September 11-14, 2014 Registration Info: http://www.bamboo.org/2014ABSAnnualMeetingRegistrationForm.pdf ABS Southern California Chapter is very pleased to announce 2014 Annual ABS Conference will be held at the world famous Huntington Library, Art Collec...

We are looking for donations to the upcoming ABS plant auction.Because of the early date of the ABS conference the Online auction will start on August 26th and end on September 6th. The live auction will be at the Huntington in Pasadena California on September 13th. This year you can donate plants a...

Here is more information on the PNW Fall Meeting. The PNW Fall meeting is scheduled for Saturday October 11, 2014 All are Welcome to, Jim and Nancy Zimmerman’s home and garden 11643 73rd Pl. N.E. Kirkland WA 98084 (425) 823-9044 Arrivals anytime after 10AM welcome. The PNW Board meeting is scheduled...

Most of my soil is shallow clay over basalt so what I do is use a spading fork to loosen the soil under where I want the bamboo to grow then build a mound with 1/3 soil from another part of my property, 1/3 course sand and 1/3 compost and plant in that. I also plant a little deeper than it was in th...

Betty Shor's flowering records are coming to bambooweb. Her son Don gave me the information to post as a tribute to her and people can continue to add new records to her work. If you go to "Find bamboo plants" in the menu then enter the information and hit the Find button it brings up a li...

There is a Bamboo Building Course, July 20th-26th. In Lake Atitlan Guatemala. This hands-on course will teach you how to design and build your own house from the ground up, using bamboo and natural materials in tropical and temperate climates. Your main instructor will be Charlie Rendall, founder an...

PNW Fall meeting
Oct11th
at Jim and Nancy Zimmerman’s house

Kirkland WA 98084

More details will be added later.

Bill

Ned Jaquith Foundation, Ned's Birthday Bash and Campout. Saturday July 12 to the morning of Sunday July 13 : Ned’s Birthday Bash at Bamboo Garden Nursery, 18900 NW Collins Rd North Plains OR 97133. Guests are welcome to start arriving at 3:00 pm, with the party officially kicking off at 5:00 pm and ...

I got my training finished early today so I looked at the code. It should be working correctly now. Have you found the new information pages such as http://www.bambooweb.info/BambooPlantDetail.php?BooID=444&units=I Click on the show next to Flowering Data to see Betty Shor's data. Her records ta...

Fred,
I'll take a look at it this weekend after I get back from Minnesota.
Bill

My Semiarundinaria fastuosa has been doing that since it was planted 10 years ago. It is in a dry part of my yard and the the leaves look better after I water them. The plants are in an open location so it could also be wind or sun affecting the plant.

Bill