Bamboo Fencer Blog

Green Climbing Plant Wall Made of Bamboo Scaffolding

2012-02-21T22:31:49Z

It’s amazing what a little ingenuity and tenacity to do something good for the community and the environment can do. As it was published in an inspiring story featured in Inhabitat, Norway-based MMW Architects came up with a low-impact, inexpensive and easy-to-construct green wall system using bamboo scaffolding. As the article reads, “Although bamboo is not a common material for Norway, it is quite versatile, very rigid, resistant to rot and completely reusable for future installations.” The installation, which they called Skien’s MerSmak-Festival, was erected on an existing concrete wall in the backyard of the Lundetangen Pub in Norway to provide easily accessible fruits, vegetables and herbs.

With only plastic clips to connect them, the bamboo poles arranged in a lattice design proved plenty strong enough to support the weight of an entire vertical garden containing diverse herbs and fruits, including heavy bags of soil. The continually growing vertical garden will eventually cover every nook and cranny of the bamboo scaffold to become a wall of luscious, healthy green hues. So not only does this living wall provide fresh humulus, parthenocissus, herbs and strawberries to the pub, but it also provides beautiful piece of nature in what would otherwise be a cold, concrete jungle. Hence, this story serves as yet another shining example of the wonderful possibilities that exist through the application of durable, versatile and sustainable bamboo.

To explore the possibilities, visit Bamboo Fencer online for a wide selection of bamboo poles, edging, wall coverings, matting and more.

Source: Inhabitat
Photos via Inhabitat

Turn a Poolside into a Tropical Oasis with Palm Thatch Roofing

2012-02-21T17:19:58Z

While winter wanes on, we’re dreaming of those sweet summer days by the pool. So we wanted to share a great idea to get your pools ready for the 2012 summer. You can transform your ordinary pool into an extraordinary oasis with a tropical look and feel using palm thatch roofing.

Create a relaxing cabana, a tropical tiki hut or a wonderful wet bar. Pair your palm thatch roof with comfy outdoor furniture, fun decor and plenty of tropical plants to complete the ambiance. The possibilities are endless and the results will be an authentically tropical and visually appealing outdoor living space with plenty of nice, cool shade to escape the stifling summer sun.

Take a look at what some of our clients have created with natural palm thatch roofing from Bamboo Fencer. Then, visit Bamboo Fencer website to see our selection of thatch rolls, paneling and Tonga umbrellas. We offer competitive pricing for our bamboo and thatch products and will ship anywhere in the U.S. Call us at 888-381-3892 with any product inquiries.

Toshio Abiko’s Latest Project at VIM Fitness

2012-02-15T06:34:32Z

Local bamboo designer Toshio Abiko, whom we’ve happily supplied with bamboo over the years, has wowed us again with some photos from his most recent project. VIM, a great boutique gym, spa, and salon here in Cambridge, commissioned Tokio with designing and building a contemporary bamboo installation for their new location. He used used our bamboo slats to build these fantastic ceiling panels to hang below Vim’s exposed duct-work. Toshio stained the slats in a rich mahogany color and affixed them to supports in such a way that each slat has a beautiful organic curve.

In all, Toshio used 286 slats and commented on how “precise and durable” they are. He’s already planning another project with them and thinks they’re “a great material for making artwork.”

Toshio's baboo installation at VIM

A close-up of the panels Toshio build from our bamboo slats

See more photos of Toshio’s work here.