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Move over Roses, Camellias are here to stay!
Camellias are an adventure! One to enjoy, to explore and to savor for many years, not just for you , but for others to enjoy long after you're gone! Camellias have been grown for centuries and is the most versitile shrub known to man and can hold a candle to roses and peonies any day! No other plant offers the diverse growth characteristics, bloom types, colors, seasons that camellias have to offer gardeners today. And for the winter season, nothing else can compare to a garden full of beautiful camellia blossoms. Start your Camellia Journey with us today! Read More
 Romancing the Camellia
Tom Johnson took a job a couple years ago that he knows he'll spend the rest of his productive life finishing. And he's fine with that.
Sitting in the conservatory at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, he breaks down his task to an oversimplified description. "If you walk around Magnolia and you see all the statues," he said, "it's my job to hide them again."
Really, it's his job to make the property — America's last so-called Romantic garden — true to its style and also historically accurate. That means keeping the grounds slightly unkempt and adorned with ancient varieties of camellia and azalea that first unfurled into vibrant blossoms some 200 years ago.
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The Judge Arthur Solomon Camellia Trail
No one was more influential in establishing camellia interest in America during the first half of the 20th century that Judge Arthur Solomon from Savannah, Georgia. While many other contributed much to this cause, the Judge was clearly a man amongst men that had a vision far beyond his own lifetime.
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