Sunday 27 January 2013

Lucky Bamboo now on our website

Bamboo plants - lucky bamboo chinese new year
Lucky Bamboo ready for Chinese New Year
We have now put a large range of Lucky Bamboo up on our website - just follow this link: Bamboo Creations Victoria Lucky Bamboo.  Check out the different shapes and sizes available. Technically speaking, lucky bamboo is not actually bamboo. Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena Sanderana) belongs to the lily family. It gets it's common name because it resembles bamboo in appearance, with segmented stems.

We have been busy completing these pages ready for both Chinese New Year and Valentines Day. 

Chinese New Year and Lucky Bamboo


In Chinese culture, bamboo is considered lucky because it symbolises strength, newness, rapid growth, flexibility and fortitude. Lucky bamboo also features in the chinese art of Feng Shui as it brings luck to your house.

Valentines Day

If you are looking for a special or unique gift for valentines day then look into the different lucky bamboo's that are available. We can deliver to you or you can come and pick up from our nursery.

Easy to look after.

The plant just needs to be kept wet and out of direct sunlight. The main recipe for a healthy plant is plenty of light (even indoor light is good enough), feed sparingly, always keep wet and avoid excessive handling.

Tuesday 22 January 2013

Foster Promontory market 27th January 2013

Foster Promontory Market

Bamboo Creations Victoria at foster promontory market
Bamboo Creations Victoria at Foster Market
A great way to break up the Australia Day weekend is to visit us down at the Foster Promontory Market.  This market is on Sunday 27th January between 8am and 2pm. This is situated on Station Street in Foster.  Foster is a lovely 2.5 hour drive from Melbourne close to the beach and the beautiful Wilsons Promontory. 

We will be taking a lot of different varieties of bamboo and some of our garden statues. Don't forget the January Specials. Ask about our bamboo specials when you come and visit us at the Market.






Definitions

Clumping bamboo Bambusa Boniopsis - Jade Goddess Bamboo
Bambusa Boniopsis - Jade Goddess Bamboo
Clumping Bamboo: Clumping bamboo will not spread as all new canes will shoot close to the mother culm. The picture of Jade Goddess or Bambusa Boniopsis is a clumping type of bamboo.  This type of bamboo is great for hedging or a contained garden feature plant.  These can also be grown in pots to add a bit of greenery to your home or garden. Our website (http://www.bamboo-plants.com.au/clumping-bamboo.php) has a list of all clumping types of bamboo. We also have specifications of each bamboo on our info page. Have a look when you are doing your garden planning or talk to us about your garden requirements.

Tuesday 15 January 2013

January Sale

Black bamboo by Bamboo Creations Victoria
Black Bamboo
January Sale Still On!!

The January sale is now in full swing but stock is running out. Our Bamboo Nursery has many different types of bamboo that may interest you or may suit your garden. Why not visit us and we can show you around and discuss your particular bamboo requirements. Please call before you visit to ensure that we are around and can give you our 100% attention. We also attend many markets in and around Victoria (visit our website for a full list of markets over the next few months so you can plan your weekends). 

We normally have bamboo on special which we try and highlight in this blog. However, we sometimes have specials that are not up here so do not hesitate to call and ask about our current specials as they can change from time to time. 

An event coming up in February is the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo. This is a three day event with loads of exhibitors (over 450 stalls). We will be there with different types of bamboo and statues for you to look at. Come and say G'Day. The Expo has a strong lifestyle focus including food growing and preparation. In addition to the stalls, they have a range of people giving lectures on different aspect of Gardening and Food Preparation. Something to keep you entertained for many hours. The expo is on Tallarook St Seymour which is just up the Hume Hwy from Melbourne.

Thursday 3 January 2013

Massive Bamboo Sale during January 2013

Bamboo Creations Victoria arrow bamboo
Arrow Bamboo
During January 2013 Bamboo Creations Victoria
is having a
massive sale 
of our bamboos, statues and socks

We are pruning 20% off the price of our Lucky bamboo and a massive 50% off our statues.  

There are many other bamboo plants on special during our sale:
Arrow Bamboo, Oldhamii (or speedy screen), Black Bamboo, Silverstripe, Dwarf Fernleaf,  Pygmy Bamboo, Fountain Bamboo And Ghost.  For all the specifications and pictures of these bamboo please visit our website as we have photos and information about each of the varieties that we stock. 

To ensure that you do not miss out on one of our bamboo specials, please ring and pre order (mob: 0411 465 652). We can store the plant in our nursery until you are ready for collection.  We also have our free market delivery offer.  Just order your plant and let us know which market you will be attending (for a full list visit our website). We will then have your plant ready at this market for you to collect.

Our bamboo nursery has many statues on display. If you are wondering what the statues look like then come and visit us and we will show you the different statues and how they will enhance your Garden.

Don't forget that we are at the Gisbourne Market on the 6th of January and then at the Mornington Market on the 13th of January. 

As a late inclusion to our market schedule we will be back at Foster on the 27th January. This is the Australia Day weekend so you will have plenty of time to browse around the market, try the different foods and visit us to have a look at the different varieties of bamboo available. Keep an eye on this blog as we will post up and coming markets, specials and other bits of useful Bamboo information. We also keep our website up to date with all up and coming markets.

Visit us at our next market and mention this blog post to receive a free gift with each purchase.