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

About Fiona Edmond

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wwwgreenislandgardens.co.uk

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