Roots and All - Gardening Podcast Episode 163: Camellias with Fiona Edmond
This week’s guest is my second ever returning guest, Fiona Edmond of Green Island Gardens a garden and nursery in Essex. Fiona holds National Plant Collection status for her range of camellias, which includes winter/spring flowering varieties, but also the sometimes overlooked autumn flowering varieties, unjustly so as they offer colour in the garden when little else is happening. This episode tells you everything you need to know about successfully growing camellias.
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What we cover
Autumn and spring flowering varieties
The need for acidic soil when growing camellias
Cultivation
Feeding
Some of Fiona’s favourite varieties for the garden
Pests and diseases
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