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Liza
gardening consultant
Waterloo, Belgium
Darling Camellias!11 Jul '06 10:07 am
Well! I have been waiting for these photos! They are all exceptional beauties , but I agree : my favorite is your favorite! I think she is so rare, at least here in Belgium! Will you post photos of the whole blooming little trees? It would be so great!
I just started to realize the equivalent months of the seasons, in the North and South hemispheres! A good friend has already helped me to calculate, but now I know that July there to you, means February here . Which means , your Winters are Greek-like, not Belgian-like! Cause my huge pot Camellia is uncovered by her protection on the 10th every March (:August for you), and starts flowering from mid-March on, quite late in Spring compared to your flowering season...This last season was a destruction here in Belgium :almost all her buds failed to open and dropped, because we had abnormally prolonged frosts during 3 weeks! Poor thing..
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GardenGnome
Happily Toiling Away
Regina, Saskatchewan
Camellias are Stunners!11 Jul '06 6:16 pm
Wow! I have never seen one before. How like a rose they are. A beautiful plant that my Deb said she must have next year. Are they grown from a seed or a bulb? Please can someone enlighten me as to how to produce a happy camellia, as per what kind of soil and light she needs and perhaps when to plant?
Deb and I love the white ones with the pink edges, so tender looking.
Thank you for what you can tell us.
Christopher
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Moorf
valued helper
Canterbury, New Zealand
14 Jul '06 3:54 pm
Wow! You north-islanders sure are way ahead of us Cantabrians - the ground is still hard in places here (although after todays rain it'll be a soggy weekend  ) - I think it will be a few weeks yet before I see any blooms!
Although, I did spot a cherry in blossom on the way back from Amberley the other day!! Madness!! AND... I have * willow out (is that what they call it here?)..
Edit: hmm can't type pssy willow..
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Moorf
valued helper
Canterbury, New Zealand
16 Jul '06 1:23 pm
It's a beautiful Canterbury winters day today (Sunday) and the big Wintersweet tree (it's gone past being a bush/shrub!) in the garden is putting on a great show... shame I can't post smells as well as piccies!!
Enjoy....
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moosey
head gardener
WIntersweet18 Jul '06 9:06 am
What a beautiful winter shrub! I haven't got one, and I immediately want one too! Isn't it funny how the five year old child inside us is never far from the surface! Please, please, don't ever let me grow completely up! Though I wish my errant flaxes would, instead of lounging sideways like a spiky Jabba the Hutt (have I spelt him right? And does everyone know who, or what, I'm referring to?)
Hmm... Rather random! Time to get outside and garden! Your shrub pic is gorgeous. I can almost smell that wonderful fragrance!
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Moorf
valued helper
Canterbury, New Zealand
18 Jul '06 11:24 am
Moosey - If you'd like a cutting or two (or, indeed, if cuttings can be taken) then you're quite welcome to pop over and get some 
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goose
Weekend Gardener
Coatesville , Auckland
Daffodils22 Jul '06 9:01 pm
My first daffodils are out, what a feeling! Spring is on its way. Yippee...
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One of the First Daffs of 2006
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Another of the first of the Daffodils 2006
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Liza
gardening consultant
Waterloo, Belgium
Spring thrill!24 Jul '06 9:38 am
I am deeply sharing your Springtime happiness, dear Goose!
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goose
Weekend Gardener
Coatesville , Auckland
Just had to share this3 Sep '06 9:13 pm
Along with the beautiful daffodils and camellias, one of the Magnolias has burst into flower..
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Liza
gardening consultant
Waterloo, Belgium
The white perfection...3 Sep '06 10:24 pm
Thank you for sharing such a Divine Art in your awakening Springtime garden, dear friend!
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