The 19th Annual Texas Bamboo Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 24-25, 2011 at the Oak Grove at Zilker Botanical Gardens, Austin, TX. ********************************************************************************************** The 17th Annual Texas Bamboo Festival was held at Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, TX on Saturday and Sunday, August 22 - 23, 2009. ********************************************************************************************** Here are some pictures from the 2009 festival: ********************************************************************************************** 2009 Presentations: Festival Schedule Times "Bamboo Landscape Design and Management" - Presentation by Ian Connor, Landscape Designer Specializing in Ornamental and Rare Forms of Bamboo - Ian is from Portland, Oregon - See his catalog of bamboo species that he works with at connorbamboo.com "Light Requirements of Bamboo" - Presentation by Harry Simmons - Harry studied Tropical Horticulture at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand. His thesis focused on evaluating horticultural quality and light requirements of 7 genera and 20 species of bamboo. "Bamboo Applications & Species Selection: Getting It Right!" Presentation by Jinji Willingham, Bamboo Logic - For Landscape Architects & Designers, Interior Designers, Realtors, Urban Planners, Commercial Developers As Well As Residential and Commercial Property Owners - Discussion covering the growth habits of clumping bamboos and species selection for commercial and residential properties, urban vs. rural properties, above-ground containers, and living fences. Will also address how to access the right circumstances for establishing a leptomorphic bamboo. "Bamboo 101" Presentation by Jinji Willingham Bamboo Logic "Bamboo in the Landscape" Presentation by Judith Bussey Bamboo Hoop Workshop and Demonstration - by Carole Meckes Bamboo Gazebo at the 17th Annual Texas Bamboo Festival Bamboo Plants for sale at the 17th Annual Texas Bamboo Festival Bamboo Plant Vendors: Bamboo Bend - Bamboo Plants Bamboo Source - Varner Creek Nursery - Clumping Bamboo, Black Bamboo Caldwell Nursery - Bamboo Plants Simmons Family Farms - Bamboo Plants bambootexas.com - Bamboo Plants Bamboo Craft Vendors: Bamboo Branch - Bamboo Beads, Buttons & Jewelry, Poles, & Pieces Bamboo Logic - Bamboo Fencing, Living Fences, Teahouses, Steel Containers Bamboo's Planet - Gazebos, Umbrellas, and Cabins out of Bamboo and Timber Harjo Flutes - Native American Flutes & Jewelry - beadwork - leatherwork email RM-Collectibles.com - Hand-Made Bamboo Crafts from Mt. Fuji, Japan Spirit Mama - Spun Bamboo Clothing - 50% off sale at Bamboo Festival Waterstones - vases created from stone with bamboo accents  - email Refreshments: K Z Drink Stand Bamboo Festival Sponsors: Golf Cart Sponsor: Caldwell Nursery- Rosenberg, Texas David Jenkins - Bamboo Bronze Sponsorship Texas Bamboo Society Chapter of the American Bamboo Society ********************************************************************************************** The Annual Texas Bamboo Festival is the annual fund raiser for the Texas Bamboo Society Chapter of the American Bamboo Society, a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization. Proceeds are used to provide research, information, education, assistance to public bamboo gardens, support for bamboo artists, and to bring new varieties to the multi-state region represented by the Texas Bamboo Society. The 17th Annual Texas Bamboo Festival is sponsored by the Texas Bamboo Society **********************************************************************************************