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Magnolia Plantation Foundation
2007 Spring Camellia Festival
Friday & Saturday
January 25th & 26th, 2007
Presented by the Coastal Carolina Camellia Society
What better way to experience the dazzling beauty of the South’s most beloved flower? Spend Friday, January 25th viewing the famous Camellia Collection at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens guided by a panel of National experts. On Saturday the 26th, come to Citadel Mall to see hundreds of these flowers brought together for a shot at the top prize: Best in Show.
Reservations for Friday’s lunch are welcome. Cost: $35 for the entire event, which includes lunch Friday at the Carriage House, guided programs, and a week’s admission to Magnolia Plantation. Additional donations are welcome. All funds directly benefit Magnolia’s Camellia Conservation Project.
For reservations and more information please call 843-571-1266.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, January 25th
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens
- 10:30 AM: Festival registration
- 11:00 AM: Welcome by Taylor Drayton Nelson, Director of Magnolia
Plantation & Gardens
- 11:15 AM: Miles Beach, Director, ACS
- 12:00 PM: Catered lunch in the Carriage House (included with $35
registration fee, $15 for exhibitors)
- 12:45 PM: Lunch ends. Tram transportation to the main house
- 1:00 PM: Walks in Magnolia’s Camellia Collection: Bob Williams, David
Parks, Miles Beach, and Tom Johnson will guide and speak (reservations encourages as space is limited)
- 3:00 PM: Meet at Plantation House for Tram transport to Carriage House for programs
- 3:15 PM: Programs begin. Speaker: Tom Johnson
- 4:00 PM: Speaker: David Parks
- 5:00 PM: Closing
Saturday, January 26th
Citadel Mall
56th Annual Coastal Carolina Camellia Show
- 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM: Bloom entry and set-up
- 12:00 PM: Show opens to the public
- 9:00 PM: Show closes
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
DAVID PARKS
His interest in Camellias is very broad from large flowered plants to tiny clustered flower species. Of particular interest are unusual leaf forms such as Kingyo-tsubaki or weeping Camellias which he has collected with his father on numerous trips to China. His nursery has concentrated on Asian species since they generally grow well in North Carolina.
TOM JOHNSON
A Perry, Georgia native, Tom is the American Camellia Society Horticulturalist. Prior to this, he was the Outdoor Horticulturalist at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Tom is also an active leader with the Boy Scouts of America.
MILES BEACH
A Clemson Master Gardener, Miles is an accredited Camellia judge and exhibitor and a nationally-known speaker on Camellias. His personal garden contains 450 cultivars, and he has hybridized several including Mary Edna Curleee, which won Best Medium Bloom at the National ACS convention this past spring.
BOB WILLIAMS
Bob is vice-president and show chairman for the Coastal Carolina Camellia Society. He has been growing Camellias since the mid-1960s. His Camellia collection on James Island is one of Charleston’s best. Bob frequently presents programs on Camellia culture and is a member of the American Camellia Society as well. |
