I can’t believe I went from this.. to this in one day!! How wonderful to be back in Georgia, where it appears we are in full-blown spring…. The gardening to do list grows daily as the overwhelming season is upon us. Trying to separate the list into A) what will make an impact in the garden [...]
Archive for the ‘Camellias’ Category
CAN IT BE ….SPRING?
Posted in Camellias, Companion Planting, Flowering Trees, Garden Design, Outdoor Living Spaces, Shade Gardening, Shrubs, Small trees, tagged camellias, circle of friends, daffodils, Daphne odora, spiraea Fujimo Pink, SPRING on February 6, 2012 | 4 Comments »
MIXED EMOTIONS
Posted in Camellias, Shade Gardening, winter garden, tagged Camellia, chill hours, frost-kissed, micro climate, peonies on January 4, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Well, it really turned cold …. for middle Georgia. The temperatures were in the teens last night, according to my thermometer. The predicted 20 degrees was 18 here in my micro-climate. While I dread the camellias that are open, turning to brown mush, above. I am thrilled that the peonies will have the required chill [...]
WINTER GARDEN WALK
Posted in Camellias, Flowering Trees, Garden Design, Shade Gardening, winter garden, tagged balanced composition, Camellia, Camellia Herme, camellia magnoliaeflora, camellia Rutledge Minix, Daphne odora, Prunus mume, winter garden on December 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Although it has been a bit dreary and raining I couldn’t resist taking a walk in the garden today. I could see the Japanese Flowering Apricot (Prunus mume) from the kitchen window but to experience the fragrance I needed to venture outdoors. Plenty of eye candy wherever one looks. Here at Hamilton House, the scale [...]
A GARDEN VISIT
Posted in best friends, Camellias, Cats, Focal Point, Garden Design, Outdoor Living Spaces, Shade Gardening, Small trees, winter garden, tagged Camellia 'Daikagura, Camellia Ava Maria, Camellia Cotton Candy, Camellia Martha's Dream, camellia Yultide, Focal Point, Ginkgo biloba, Margaret Moseley, Prunus 'Kwanzan', Prunus mume, Seating area on December 15, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday I visited with Margaret Moseley. As usual I came home with a list of ’must have’ plants. Margaret has been an inspiration for many gardeners. Every season her garden is filled beauty wherever one looks. Above, a welcoming entrance… the large tree to the right is a Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), straight ahead is a Japanese Flowering Apricot (Prunus [...]
TAKING IT EASY
Posted in Camellias, Cats, tagged gardening magazines, kitties, Margaret Moseley on December 1, 2011 | 12 Comments »
It has been raining, or just plain cold and not pleasant to be working outside right now, so I’m just taking it easy. That means cuddling with the kitties in front of a fire…. Meet Dahlia, above, she is shy and this is her first appearance on the blog. Her pillow, a gift from Margaret [...]
A COLOURFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
Posted in autumn colour, Camellias, Hydrangeas, tagged Autumn colour, camellia & fall colour, Cornus florida, dogwood fall colour, oakleaf hydrangea fall on November 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Autumn is definitely the most colourful time of the year in my garden. Above, fall foliage and camellias. The dogwoods (Cornus florida) are at their peak with both the foliage and the fruits ablaze. I just love the way this tree frames the veranda and gives me a marvelous view of the [...]
GARDENING IN THE SOUTH
Posted in autumn colour, Camellias, Companion Planting, Hydrangeas, Shrubs, Vegetable Garden, Wildflowers, tagged Beekeeper, Camellia 'Daydream', camellia sasanqua, Camellia sasanqua 'Winter's Charm, Camellia sasanqua Jean May, Chinese Witchhazel, fall gardening, Hanna Jiman, honey, Loropetalum chinense, Non-stop gardening, peppers, Vegetable Garden on October 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Perhaps what I appreciate most about gardening in the south is the fact that it is year round. While many of the deciduous hydrangeas are loosing their foliage, the Arum groundcover is coming into its own and will soon blanket the ground. Then there are the shrubs that bloom a second time. Above, the [...]
FALL TOUR
Posted in Accessories, Camellias, Companion Planting, Focal Point, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Hydrangeas, Potager, Roses, Vegetable Garden, Viburnums, tagged cutting garden, design, garden bones, garden feature, garden Rooms, potager, Putti, veg garden, viburnum on October 11, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The area of the garden I’m sharing now on this Fall Tour is little seen because it’s incomplete. Not that any garden is ever ‘done’ or completed, however this part is has only ‘bones’ and is waiting for me to flesh out the details. Till now it did not seem too pressing because all the important plants were [...]
THE FIRST CAMELLIA
Posted in autumn colour, Camellias, Companion Planting, Hydrangeas, Shade Gardening, tagged Camellia sasanqua 'Sparkling Burgundy', Camellia sinensis, companion planting, Hydrangea, Martha Tate, Penny McHenry, shade garden, tea plant on September 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The first camellia to bloom in my garden is Camellia sinensis, the Tea Plant. No big drumroll for it is not the showiest, but then neither are crocuses, yet we delight to see them. This plant is my introduction to the Camellia Season, and yes, this is the plant from which tea is made. Fast on [...]
CLEMATIS, HYDRANGEAS & BURNT SUGAR
Posted in autumn colour, Camellias, Clematis, Cutting flowers, Hydrangeas, Shade Gardening, tagged cercidiphyllum japonicum, clematis, dry flowers, fall colour, Hydrangea, Katsuratree, Sweet Autumn Clematis on August 28, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Nothing signals the end of summer like Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora) and hydrangeas cut for drying. The hydrangeas are cut with some ‘old wood’ I find they hold their shape better that way. Later, when I arrange them, I will cut the stem to whatever length required. Sometimes, when cut on the tender green stems, [...]
NATURE’S MASTERPIECES
Posted in Camellias, Garden Rooms, mixed border, Outdoor Living Spaces, Shade Gardening, winter garden, tagged Camellia Betty Sheffield, camellia magnoliaeflora, camellia Rev John Drayton, camellia Rose Dawn, camellia taylors perfection, camellia White Empress on March 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
These are some of nature’s masterpieces. Every bit as beautiful as roses… don’t you think? REV. JOHN DRAYTON MAGNOLIAEFLORA TAYLOR’S PERFECTION WHITE EMPRESS ROSE DAWN BETTY SHEFFIELD The above Camellias all reside in the ‘Circle of Friends.’ Just a thought… there needs to be a larger more interesting focal point there.
CAMELLIA MADNESS
Posted in Bulbs, Camellias, Companion Planting, Groundcovers, Shade Gardening, Uncategorized, winter garden, tagged camellias, companion planting, helleborus, Meadow, narcissus on March 3, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The Camellia Walk is in full flower. The Helleborus are also at their peak, I love them together, makes for a lush planting…the only kind. Just about here, I turn around to see……… The daffodils in The Meadow. Up close & personal……… © All photos & text 2011
MEANWHILE, IN THE GARDEN..
Posted in Camellias, Companion Planting, Flowering Trees, Garden Design, Groundcovers, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Shrubs, winter garden, tagged acorus gramineus 'ogon', Camellia, evergreen shrubs, garden design, helleborus, Prunus mume, winter garden on February 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
On a tour of the garden today, signs of spring … The Meadow is coming alive.. Soon I’ll post the results of 13 years of rescuing daffs and trying to achieve the ‘English Thing’. Meanwhile the Winter garden is doing what it is supposed to and is at its peak….The “peak” lasts a [...]
THE WINTER GARDEN
Posted in Camellias, Garden Design, Hydrangeas, winter garden, tagged camellias, garden design, hydrangea macrophylla, winter garden on January 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
With all the holiday activities over I finally got into the garden. What a relief! It is so quiet and peaceful, in stark contrast to the last weeks. It truly is my sanctuary… just as I planned it. Gardening in Georgia, one can have a winter garden that BLOOMS. From time to time a hard freeze will [...]
DRUNK with CAMELLIAS!!
Posted in Camellias, Cutting flowers, Focal Point, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Potager, Shade Gardening, tagged Camellia, camellia japonica 'debutante', cutting garden, garden design, garden Rooms, Vita Sackville West on December 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Vita Sackville West wrote of her garden… “I am drunk with roses!” I, am drunk with Camellias! blooming on the right … Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ The Camellia Walk snakes through the shade garden in the form of an inverted ‘S’ Below, it is the Camellia Walk which forms the background for the Mourning Bench. [...]
