Category Archives: Features

GREEN TEA

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Lynette Gleeson

The family Theaceae is an extremely diverse family containing 28 genera and in excess of 520 species (RHS Index of Garden Plants). Some of the genera in this family include Gordonia Ternstromia, Steartia and Franklinia. The genus Camellia, a member … Continue reading →

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Never Argue With A Judge!

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Lynette Gleeson

by Charles Lee – Hume Camellia Society When I first started entering camellia shows one of the things I found difficult was differentiating between the various forms of blooms. What was a semi-double, or informal double and so on. By continually … Continue reading →

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Australian Camellias Enjoyed in America

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Lynette Gleeson

Text by Bradford King  Today people travel the world on business and pleasure. We are aware the economy is global. People receive news flashes on television of disasters. In America we are up to date when there are major fires … Continue reading →

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Camellia Foliage – You Don’t Need Flowers

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Wesley Gleeson

By Barry Johnson Should it be all about a pretty face or, the complete package. We’ve all heard the ‘blonde bimbo’ jokes and ones about the new-age, metro-sexual, exfoliating Adonis’. We can’t all be Hugh Jackman or, Elle MacPherson. Do … Continue reading →

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Margaret Davis – The Lady and the Camellia

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Lynette Gleeson

(Excerpt from the Power Point presentation given by Lynette Gleeson – 8 May 2011) It was difficult to find out much about the early life of Margaret Davis. She was born Margaret E G Reardon in 1908, her birth registered … Continue reading →

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Part 2: Fire – The Hardiness of Camellias – The Phoenix Garden

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Lynette Gleeson

by Jim Powell, Dip. Hort. Jim wrote his original article ‘Fire – The Hardiness of Camellias’ in 2006 which would be of great interest to anyone who gardens in a bush fire prevalent area. In 2001 devastating bush fires raged throughout Jim’s … Continue reading →

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Vale Dr. Ross Hayter

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Wesley Gleeson

It is with our deepest sadness that we have learned of the passing of former Camellias Australia and Hume Camellia Society President, Dr. Ross Hayter, on Sunday 5 May 2013, at the age of 91 years. Ross served the Albury … Continue reading →

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Stirling Macoboy

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Wesley Gleeson

The name ‘Stirling Macoboy’ has been chosen to honour the author of the “Illustrated Encyclopedia of Camellias”; “What Camellia Is That?” and the earlier “The Colour Dictionary of Camellias” as well as many other much used gardening books. Currently a commercial … Continue reading →

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Variegated Camellias

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Wesley Gleeson

by Ann Marks & Colin Baird We were asked to write on this subject as we share an appreciation of variegated camellia flowers, feeling that this variation adds interest and may quite dramatically enhance the beauty of a normally solid … Continue reading →

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Fire – the Hardiness of Camellias

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Wesley Gleeson

Any Camellia enthusiast knows and appreciates the beauty of Camellias, some also know the ease in which Camellias grow. But how many really know how tough and resilient Camellias can be? We know by the areas in which they grow, … Continue reading →

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