When Paul Mezo sees a Camellia sasanqua in bloom, it tells him one thing. “It’s how you know it’s fall,” said Mezo, a horticulturist at Banting’s Nursery on River Road in Bridge City. “It’s the one ...

This C. sasanqua variety is called "Sparkling Burgundy." If there was ever a plant that was considered royalty in southern landscapes the camellias would undoubtedly be it. They have been grown in our ...

This winter bloom will fill your garden with gorgeous pink flowers when the skies feel a little grey. Camellias are known for ...

Q: This camellia was planted early last spring [the reader sent a photo]. Its first set of buds became leaves. I'm hoping this second set of buds will become flowers. I've read that they bloom between ...

Could you let me know the latest sasanqua shrubs can be trimmed to assure blooms? I thought till the end of July, like azaleas, but I’m not sure. — Jeanne Garman Major pruning to sasanquas (Camellia ...

If there was ever a plant that was considered royalty in Southern landscapes, camellias would undoubtedly be it. They have been grown in our gardens for over 200 years. With origins in Asia, there are ...

It’s sure to be a 'Bloomtastic' time at the Tidewater Camellia Club fall festival on Saturday, Nov. 19, from noon-3 p.m. at the New Hanover County Arboretum. Along with the ever-popular camellia sale ...