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.

Murrumbateman this weekend

Murrumbateman Field Days

The bamboo van is being packed with lots of Bamboo related products and heading for Canberra. The Murrumbateman Field Days event in on over this weekend (17th and 18th October). Murrumbateman is just out of Canberra on the Barton Hwy.

This event started in 1979 and has been growing every year since.  The event now has over 400 exhibitors so there should be something for everyone.

Bamboo Creations Victoria will be showing their versatility as they will be taking several kinds of deciduous trees.  The picture above shows a couple maples at a previous exhibition.  We like to show and stock other types of plants that complement Bamboo. 

Nepalese Blue Bamboo

Spring is upon us so now is a good time to plant bamboo but remember to keep it moist and fed.  In addition to the deciduous trees, we will be taking to Murrumbateman Nepalese Blue bamboo. Nepalese Blue bamboo has blue grey tinted culms with fine long narrow soft leaves. Ideal for small gardens, or as a ornamental screen. This bamboo has a maximum height of about 4 metres and is a clumping type of bamboo.  For more information please visit our Nepalese Blue Bamboo page: www.bamboo-plants.com.au/bamboo-products/nepalese-blue-bamboo.php

Horticultural and Garden Festival this weekend

Bamboo Creations at the Horticultural & Garden Festival

The huge 3 day Horticultural and Garden Festival is on this weekend at the Melbourne Showgrounds. It is running from 10am to 5pm on Fri and Sat and 10am to 4pm on Sun. The focus of this festival is Growing, Gardening and Cooking.

Bamboo Creations Victoria will be at this event showing the power of Bamboo.  This is such a versatile plant with many uses from screening out neighbouring buildings to creating a living green fence.  This is different from other screening plants due to the speed in which it grows. Within a couple of years it can grow to a point of providing privacy.  Take for example GRACILIS This is a very popular bamboo and can reach a maximum height of about 8 metres. It is a clumping type of bamboo that can be used as a wind or privacy screen.  It can even be trimmed into a fantastic green hedge.  We have seen this plant used in many different ways. Have a look at our photo gallery on our website to see how other people have used Gracilis and other types of Bamboo: www.bamboo-plants.com.au/bamboo-photo-gallery.php

The festival has many different exhibitors and a schedule of speakers.  The speakers will be speaking on many different topics.  A very special talk will be taking place at 3:30 on Friday as Garry from Bamboo Creations Victoria will be talking - "Bamboo in the landscape and its many uses".

We will bringing our van full of different types of bamboo and other bamboo related products. Come along and say G'Day.

Gracilis, Alphonse Karr and many more going to Mt Macedon

Gracilis and Alphonse Karr being featured at Mt Macedon

We will be setting up this week for a wonderful weekend at Mt Macedon. The annual Plant Lovers Market and Open Garden is on this weekend.  It is so big that it will be open all weekend (over both the Sat 19th and Sun 20th).  The event is held at Bolobek, the historic working cattle property renowned for its magnificent garden.  Bolobek and the Plant Lovers Market is found at 370 Mt Macedon Road, Mt Macedon, Victoria , 3441.  It will be running from 10am - 4pm each day so make sure you drop by and say Hello.

We will be taking many different varieties of bamboo and many other different bamboo products to the Mt Macedon Plant Lovers market this weekend (Sat 19th and 20th Sep).  A couple of beautiful bamboo being featured this weekend is Gracilis and Alphonse Karr Bamboo.

Gracilis
Gracilis is a great screening plant that can block out neighboring buildings.  Its fast growing nature means that you will have a green living screen in no time at all.  In the right conditions this bamboo has a maximum height of about 8 metres so can block a 2 storey building. It is a clumping type of bamboo that can withstand cold and hot temperatures so is perfect for the Victorian climate.  For more information visit our Gracilis webpage: www.bamboo-plants.com.au/bamboo-products/slender-weaver-bamboo.php

Alphonse Karr
Alphonse Karr bamboo is another great screening clumping type of bamboo.  This has a maximum height of about 4 metres that looks great as a stand alone ornament plant or can be used as a hedging plant. For more information on Alphonse Karr bamboo then check out our Alphonse Karr  information page: www.bamboo-plants.com.au/bamboo-products/alphonse-karr-bamboo.php