My camellias are now coming to an end and I am starting to tidy up the plants.
On TV many years ago there was a programme about camelliqas in Portugal. Apparently they were introduced to Portugal in the 16th century (England, 1730). To quote: " after severla hundred years, the Portuguese have learned how to train Camellias and still keep them flowering". I shouted at the set, "Tell us how then!"
I am starting from scratch. It seems obvious that one does as little as possible, immediately after flowering (or slightly before).
I have one near the house that I prune into a severe rectilinear shape with an electric hedge cutter . This year, it flowered at the top, bottom and sides but not in the middle. It did have buds all over, but some fell off. This is a wlliamsii (Debbie), the japonicas I prune by hand.
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"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
On TV many years ago there was a programme about camelliqas in Portugal. Apparently they were introduced to Portugal in the 16th century (England, 1730). To quote: " after severla hundred years, the Portuguese have learned how to train Camellias and still keep them flowering". I shouted at the set, "Tell us how then!"
I am starting from scratch. It seems obvious that one does as little as possible, immediately after flowering (or slightly before).
I have one near the house that I prune into a severe rectilinear shape with an electric hedge cutter . This year, it flowered at the top, bottom and sides but not in the middle. It did have buds all over, but some fell off. This is a wlliamsii (Debbie), the japonicas I prune by hand.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."