Topic: Asia

Young Indonesians paint the town green

Young Indonesians are breathing new life into their polluted concrete capital city with little more than buckets of soil and seeds.A group of mostly young professionals, known as Gardening Indonesia, has joined the global urban farming movement, converting vacant patches of land ...

Asian 'megapest' is chomping up US orchards

A stink bug from Asia is chomping up US vegetable fields, orchards and vineyards, causing experts to scramble through an arsenal of weapons to try and halt this stealthy, smelly predator.Pesticides, parasites and traps have all been tried but none have succeeded ...

Western DIY outlets retreat in China

At a near-empty B&Q home improvement outlet in Beijing, much of the foot traffic is due to the location of a public toilet next to the entrance -- not the store's patio furniture or circular saws.It's a sign of how foreign "do-it-yourself" ...
Poplar trees belong to the genus Populus, which includes species also known as aspens and cottonwoods, all members of the willow family, Salicaceae. The "A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants" notes that poplar trees develop extensive root systems and warns to avoid planting ...

Agrostology: An overview

Agrostology is the scientific botanical study of grasses. This study is found to be important to third world countries as well as those of the developed world. In India, there are migratory communities that rely heavily on the country's grasslands. Also, urban ...
The importance of doing laundry cheaply and easily should never be underestimated. In New York , things were a little harder because I had to walk three blocks to get my laundry done and making sure I had enough quarters was always ...
Sometimes moving house or decorating the home can have a rather strange effect on relationships. The South West sector of your home or your bedroom is the place you should be thinking of changing if you want to improve your relationships. China ...

Feng shui tips for wealth

Do you believe in a mind/body connection? More than just furniture arrangement and wind chimes , Feng shui is an ancient philosophy dating back in China to roughly 2000 BCE. Are you interested in more ways to use Feng shui and generate ...
The Japanese Garden of Hasselt is the largest one of its kind in Europe. Hasselt presented the city of Itami in Japan with a belfry carillon in 1991 and in return they helped with the construction of the Japanese Garden which reflects ...
The art of growing trees in pots and keeping them miniaturized, or Bonsai , began in China more than a thousand years ago. Bonsai trees are now grown and nourished by fans all around the globe. People of all ages find great ...
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