Camellia Glen

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12/12/2021

Camellia Glen has been sold and we are moving out.
As from today we will not be doing plant sales to the public.
It’s the end of an era for us - 23 1/2 years - growing and selling camellias - particularly - and in the past azaleas and vireya rhododendron.
We have been proud to make available not every camellia known, but still one of the best ranges of sasanqua, japonica, hybrid, Reticulata and species camellias in the country. Our gardens have been to home to over 400 camellias, rhododendron, magnolias, azaleas and contains one of the more extensive Camellia gardens in the country as well as a range of rare and unusual plants.
It’s been fun, it’s been hard work, we have met great people, and we have enjoyed travel to camellia congresses and camellia gardens in Australia, and a few International Camellia Society Congresses in Portugal and Spain, Brittany in France and Dali China.
We plan to stay involved with the ‘camellia community’ in the future; the website will continue as an information source.
Thank you to all our customers - it’s been fun.
We do get a lot of satisfaction in knowing that there are hundreds of thousands of our camellias in gardens from Adelaide to Atherton and everywhere in between, and we hope that these bring joy to gardeners and garden visitors each year when these beautiful plants start to flower.
Thanks.
Darryl and Steph.

23/10/2021

It’s spring - it’s summer - forecast for 35 degrees C today with probable more storms.

We have lots of camellias - sasanquas and japonicas mainly, some hybrids, species and a few varieties of Reticulata. Still more varieties you will find most places - although varieties are reducing. They won’t be done again!
We need to sell these - now - due to changing circumstances.
Call us now 54450333 to arrange a time to visit.
These all have to go - so whether you want one, 10, 100, 1000 - home gardener or wholesaler/grower who wants to pot on.
All in 140mm pots. Pick up only. Please call us first.
Still no eftpos….
Plants pretty much as they are - these are full of new growth and look great. Treat gently so as not to damage new shoots.
Discounts available.
Much of our plant collection - potted - will also be available. Please ask if you are interested in acquiring some of these.

23/10/2021

01/10/2021

Saturday only- Maleny Garden Club Spring Fair- Maleny Showgrounds. Lots of plants, lots of camellias. Open gardens.
Beautiful day.

18/09/2021

Spring is here - as well as the late camellias, we have lots of Vireya rhododendron in flower, azaleas, orchids, poppies, clivea, snakes (not in flower) other stuff….

18/09/2021

We have been saying that our camellias are all but done - and it’s getting too warm for the flowers to stay fresh. But a walk in the garden today showed off these few later flowering ones - a few hybrids, retics are still flowering but the flowers are ‘soft’, and the odd late japonica. And the j**s are putting on new growth. There is a test - what are the last two?

29/08/2021

Camellia Pink Goddess of the Moon - Fenchang’e Cai - another camellia we sourced from Bob Cherry some years ago. He called it ‘not Incarnata’ and he collected it from China some 40 years ago - from another old Chinese specimen. We are very pleased to have a couple of these growing - we don’t think that there are many around.

29/08/2021

A few of our Higo camellias flowering today. Whereas we love the form of the Higo flowers, some just don’t seem to like our climate. Some are a later flower (Daitairin flowers early to late) - flowering now when most japonicas are all but finished - and, well they just struggle.
It is overcast and cool today, but still 22 degrees C