If you are a member of the Southern California Camellia Society and are interested in becoming a member of either Camellias Australia (CA) or the New Zealand Camellia Society (NZCS), take advantage of this unique membership benefit. You can save the charges for an international bank draft by paying your dues through the Southern California Camellia Societies foreign representative.
Camellias Australia memberships for the coming season are $26.00. Their publication called "Camellia News" has 3 issues per year.
New Zealand Camellia Society memberships are $24.00 (single) or $28.00 (family). The New Zealand Camellia Bulletin is also published 3 times per year.
If you are interested in joining, send an e-mail to Beth Stone at bethstone at earthlink dot net.
All payments are due by April 30, 2008.
The purpose of the Society is to promote the appreciation of camellias and knowledge of camellia culture techniques. Through shows, special programs, and monthly meetings in Fall, Winter, and Spring, members meet to share their knowledge and experience, and to enjoy talks by local nurserymen, horticulturists, and garden designers. The public is welcome and cordially invited to all events.
Special programs include: hands on workshops on such topics as pruning, grafting, air-layering, and gibbing, how to propagate camellias, how to prepare blooms for the shows, landscape uses of the camellia in various contexts, and seasonal tips on how to care for camellias.
Please browse the Camellia Culture articles posted here, and be sure to visit the Photo gallery. Have a camellia question? Feel free to drop by a meeting, email us, or join us on the Garden Blog!
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