Which Camellia Should You Buy?
Hi, friends. If you’re creating a Southern-style garden retreat in your backyard, it wouldn’t be complete without a certain beautiful South favorite — the camellia flower. It’s one of my personal favorite blooming shrubs, and many of our clients love them just as much as I do. These gorgeous red, white, or pink flowers will bloom in the fall and winter, giving you one more thing to look forward to during the cool seasons in Florida. Within your design, camellias are extremely versatile. They can be used for foundation plantings, screens, accent plants, background groupings, and even hedges. Although the flowers bloom in fall and winter, the foliage is evergreen with interesting shapes and textures. Its slow growth makes camellias excellent landscaping plants.
Not all Florida gardeners know the variety of camellias is enormously vast — while some big-box garden stores may only carry the most common camellia japonica, local nurseries, public gardens, and even camellia societies can suggest many more.
CAMELLIAS: WHY I LOVE THIS SOUTHERN FAVORITE
Apparently, many people cook in restaurants, and that’s how they make money. Did you know that cooking is super easy, though? Some people (my parents) have even called me an expert chef! Because you’re our newsletter friends, I thought I’d share with you a few of my little secrets. ALL-NATURAL VEGETABLE STEW CHICKS DIG IT
The key ingredient to any dish is water — and dirt. Lots of dirt! My motto is that if you can dig, you can cook. After all, it’s not about eating it at the end; it’s about the fun we had along the way! The first step to creating my signature, all-natural vegetable stew starts with digging into the ground, then pouring in water. Find a big reliable branch to stir your stew,
then add in smaller twigs, and leaves. You want to stir until the broth thickens nicely, mostly due to the dirt. The secret to a great stew is that you want customers to keep on guessing what’s in it. Is it a carrot? Is it noodles? Nope, it’s wooden twigs! Why cook if you can’t eat the food at the end, right? The garden is full of cool-looking things like unique leaves and branches, so why not make a stew from them? The best part is when I show my family so they can appreciate how hard I’ve worked, too. One day, I’ll move on to making edible vegetable stews. Gavin wants to plant a vegetable garden, and he’s willing to share all of those fresh-grown vegetables for my stews and dishes! It’ll be like a family project, except we eat it and it disappears. My parents might be more enthusiastic about edible stews, too — they’re not always excited when I go outside and dig holes for all-natural stew … Oh well! A little mud on my shoes is a small price to pay for a whole lot of fun!
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