It’s winter here and there is no greater joy than seeing the stunning blooms of camellias in other people’s gardens as I travel around conducting garden maintenance in Perth as well as in my own garden.
These plants you would think, belong in cold climate gardens and have no place in Perth, not true. Our winters are pretty mild in comparison to other parts of the world and this winter we’ve been blessed with some lovely warm, sunny days with rainy evenings. This has been great for gardens and absolutely fabulous for camellias.
It is true that in recent years camellias have gone out of fashion for many designers and so you don’t see them featured as much as you used to but I am here to share with you that you really can’t get a tougher plant that needs less water or love.
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