HAMMOND – The sasanqua species of camellia is one of our most popular flowering shrubs for late fall through early spring. These go by the scientific names of Camellia sasanqua. Sasanquas are ...

ON warm autumn days, a fragrance rises from the sunlit crescent of ‘Dwarf Shishigashira’ camellias in Melinda and Allan Siegel’s backyard. The earthy scent is unusual -- similar to tea -- and it’s ...

Not many garden plants flower in December. The hardy bloomers at this time of year fall into three categories: a few shrubs that start flowering now, a few perennials (if you stretch the definition of ...

If you’ve noticed the sudden explosion of beautiful rose-pink flowers dotting the landscapes these past few weeks, you have witnessed one of the top-performing shrubs for Louisiana landscapes: ShiShi ...

Camellias are popular with North Texas gardeners, judging by the large inventories at local nurseries. File Photo - Evans Caglage Camellia japonica ‘Eleanor McCown’ is a winter bloomer that produces ...

Q. I have lost two of my five dwarf camellias in 14 months. I took one to a nurseryman who said it wasn't dead and recommended I water more. I did, but later it died. The garden is mostly in shade.

Camellia Week at Sherman Library & Gardens, set for Jan. 22 through 28, will celebrate the more than 120 different varieties of the popular evergreen shrub known for colorful blooms, especially in ...

Very few woody plants (trees and shrubs) are best planted while they are in bloom. Most of our trees and shrubs bloom in spring and summer, and spring and summer are not ideal times to plant them ...

New to the plant market a few years ago is the great October Magic series of Camellia hiemalis developed by Bobby Green of Green Nurseries in Fairhope, Ala. Plants include October Magic Bride, October ...

Often when your focus is on one plant group, especially since I am a camellia grower, show-er and judge of camellias, you may, at times, feel as if there are no other plants and certainly no room for ...