Market by the beach at Foster this weekend

Bamboo Creations at Foster Market

Foster is such a lovely spot to attend a market.  Even the drive down to Foster is very picturesque. The market is being held on the Foster Showgrounds on Station Road this Sunday (24th January).  It runs from 8am to 2pm.

The market has over 200 stalls from home produce, art and craft, food stalls and plants (including Bamboo Creations Victoria).  The market raises funds for: Foster Rotary Club, Fish Creek JC's and Toora Lions Club.

The Explore Australia website says that Foster was originally a goldmining town settled in the 1870s. The town boasts close access to Wilsons Promontory – affectionately called 'the Prom' – and is a popular base for visitors. Set in the centre of a rich agricultural area, Foster is the main shopping precinct for the Prom, Corner Inlet and Waratah Bay.

Come for a drive down the coast to a historic town and say hello to Bamboo Creations Victoria.  We always offer a free delivery service to all our markets and events. If there is something specific that you would like then give us a call beforehand and we will bring it with us to Foster this weekend.

Watering bamboo tips for Hotter days

Bamboo Watering Timer System

The days over summer can become quite hot and your Bamboo may need a little bit of extra care during the hotter days.  Here are a few tips from Bamboo Creations Victoria on how to care for your Bamboo during the hotter summer days.

Watering of Bamboo is very important as Bamboo likes being moist, especially on the extremely hot days. If the bamboo gets too dry then the leaves will curl down and brown off. The culms will start to discolour from their nice green to a golden colour.

To ensure you give your bamboo the best chance in life we recommend regular watering. In the morning and at night in the extreme hot weather. They do not need lots of water in 1 big hit.  It is normally better to water smaller amounts on a regular basis.  The picture on the above shows an example of a watering systems.  These are not that expensive and can give your plants a quick burst at regular intervals during the day.

Depending on the size of your bamboo you may like to try the following watering suggestions:

•  Small bamboo 1 min every 5 hours 
•  Medium bamboo 1 min every 4 hours 
•  Large Bamboo 2 min every 4 hours 
•  Extra Large 5 min every 4 hours 

Our nursery does this from 7am to 7pm. To reduce the amount of water being used, why not try utilising some of your grey water. 

This watering regime is normally used just for the summer months to avoid your bamboo drying out on the hot days.

Welcome to 2016

Gracilis Bamboo

From everyone at Bamboo Creations Victoria, we hope all had a wonderful Christmas and Happy and Safe New Year. We are all ready for another exciting Bamboo year.

We are starting 2016 with our very popular Gracilis on special. 20cm pots of Gracilis start from $45 (limited time only). Come to the nursery to have a look at the range of Gracilis and other bamboo plants that are on special.  If you cannot make it to the nursery then why not give us a call and we will deliver for free to any of our events and markets. We keep our website updated with the nursery hours and all the events the we attend.  Please check the website before coming as things change from time to time.

The next events that we will be attending is the Violet Town market and then down to Berwick for the Akoondah Park market.  The end of the month sees us back down the beach at the Foster Market. 

Foster and Gisborne this weekend

Christmas is very quickly approaching. Getting gift ideas is sometimes just as hard as getting the
actual gifts. So here are a few ideas brought to you by Bamboo Creations Victoria.  Socks and Undies are the traditional gifts that people normal think are boring but just imagine our high quality bamboo socks in your Christmas stocking. Once your loved ones put on these socks, they will really thank you for them.

Another gift idea is bamboo.  You can either get the big ones for the garden (previous blog post talks about Gracilis Bamboo - have a read) or the little cute ones.  The little bamboo is called Lucky Bamboo  and comes in different sizes and styles.  We also have a special on now for some of our statues that will complement your garden and your bamboo. We have many other bamboo and gardening related product so give us a call and we can discuss your ideas or requirements.

Like any of our products, if you purchase over the phone then we can bring them to one of our many markets free of postage.  Speaking about our markets, we are at both Foster and Gisborne this weekend.  The nursery will be open this Saturday so come and say Hi (no appointment necessary). However, this Sunday will be by appointment only due to our events.  For more details about all the events that we attend, check out our website www.bamboo-plants.com.au

Gracilis Bamboo

Gracilis Bamboo from Bamboo Creations Victoria

Gracilis is one of our most popular bamboo. The reason is that it is such a beautiful and versatile bamboo. It has a nice tight tidy clump, beautiful 6cm green culms and will reach a good height of about 6 to 8m. The resulting height will depend on where you are situated and the condition of the soil you will be planting it in. 

We have Gracilis in 25cm pots on sale while stocks lasts (even our frog on our website homepage knows about this). This size Gracilis will give you good coverage in less than 12 months depending on your planting condition. Want to know more then give us a call on 1300 654 454. Normal retail is $120.00ea but our sale price is $96.00ea (thats 20% off !!). 

More details about our Gracilis Bamboo: www.bamboo-plants.com.au/bamboo-products/slender-weaver-bamboo.php

Two new bamboo products on our site

We have been busy creating new products on our website.  The first is our high quality invisisocks designed to be worn with open topped shoes. The second product is Men's briefs.  All have the anti-bacterial and anti-odour properties that come with our bamboo products.

Bamboo Invisisocks

The bamboo invisisocks come in 2 different colours and 2 different styles.  You can get either half or quarter styles and either black or white. All types come in a 2 pack so you will always have one available when you need them the most. Visit our invisisocks page: www.bamboo-plants.com.au/bamboo-products/bamboo-invisisocks.php

Men's Briefs

The Men's briefs have 7 different colours to choose from (Black, Bright Blue, Burnt Red, Lime, Mid Blue, Olive and Slate).  These come in different sizes with a size chart on our briefs webpage: www.bamboo-plants.com.au/bamboo-products/mens-bamboo-briefs.php

We are always adding new products and pages to our site which we will tell you about through this blog.  

Our next market is Berwick this Sunday so come and say Hi.

Melbourne Cup long weekend

Bamboo Creations attending Gisborne and Foster

A big weekend is coming up.  We have 2 different markets so we will be able to speak with twice as many people about this wonderful plant - Bamboo.  On Sunday we are at our local Gisborne Market and we are also traveling down the coast to Foster.

The Foster market is held at the Foster Showgrounds and runs from 8am until 2pm. Foster is a lovely drive down the South Gippsland Hwy, past beautiful ocean views and is close to Wilsons Prom.  This market has over 200 stalls that sell home produce, arts and crafts and beautiful plants.

The Gisborne market is held at along the service roads of Hamilton and Aitken streets and on Howey Reserve from 9am - 2pm. While visiting Bamboo Creations enjoy the 250 other stalls from delicious food to other products for your home, kids and pets.

We have also tried to make it easier for people to visit our Nursery.  We have altered our website to move the Opening Hours further up the page to make it easier to see.  Due to the many markets and other events that we attend, the opening hours may change from time to time. We try and cater for all our customers but things do change.  Keep an eye on our page to see all the events that we are attending and also the Nursery Hours.