Linda gets excited about the glamour girls of winter... the gorgeous genus Camellia.

Walking around her favourite specialist Camellia nursery, in the dead of winter, she introduces you to these lavish yet versatile evergreen shrubs. Linda recounts their fascinating origins and how they left Asia to become the darlings of Europe and then Australia. She explains the difference types: miniature Fairy wings, sasanqua, japonica and reticulata and lists her favourite fragrant varieties.

Troubleshooting

*transplanting
*feeding
*mulching
*camellia tea mite

Have a question?

Hop onto our Facebook page @gardenclinicclub ask away and share your favourite camellias with us.

Read all about it on the Garden Clinic blog, 'Meet the giant Camellia family' , gardenclinic.com/blog

Camellia Love Part 1

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Sandra Ross gives us all the tips on growing lovely liliums.

How To Grow Liliums

Sandra and Graham talk about the veggie patch - a great thing to do while at home.

Graham and Sandra in the Veggie Garden

Sandra gives us three topics to get your autumn garden productive - Bulbs to plant now, Magic Mulch, and some tips about autumn roses.

Autumn Garden Tips

Welcome to the podcast gardening souls! From my forest green heart, thank you for joining me. Today we travel to Tanzania, metaphorically, to chat about a forest groundcover that we in Australia grow inside -a plant you'll see at Nanna's house -the African Violet. 
My friend Beverley Donsworth has been growing African Violets for forty years and is the President of the African Violet Association and joins me with all you need to know to reflower these frilly indoor beauties. They are one of the only indoor plants to actually flower.
Today Bev shares her insider secrets on feeding, pruning, propagation, watering wicks and pest and diseases. With this knowledge I hope your African Violet thrives on your kitchen bench and that impulse buy you grab on the way to the nursery cash register flowers again for you. 
Connect with Beverley and the African Violet Association at their annual Flower Show. Facebook @African Violet Association of AustraliaConnect with Lindaon socials:@gardenclinicclub @linnie__ross

November 2: The African Violet Association of Australia One-Day Show 
The Show will consist of over 60 classes of African Violets, the other Gesneriads, and some Artistic classes.There are generally about 200 entries so it will be a colourful display. Some of the show entries will be for sale as well as potting mix, pots and fertiliser. To be held at Burwood RSL Club, 96 Shaftesbury Road, Burwood, 10am to 4pm. Entry fee is $5 per person. More info at africanviolet.org.au/diary
 
For more info on growing African Violets go to gardenclinic.com.au/blog/how-to-grow-african-violets

The Little World of African Violets

The Garden Clinic heads off to Japan this week for a very special mauve-tinted expedition to see the wonderful wisteria.

Much of my love of gardening revolves around the anticipation of a single ephemeral event: winter's sweet lemon scented white daphne, spring's species tulips, streets fleetingly fringed with jacaranda; and wisteria's short-lived lilac lace.
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To sit or stand underneath a flowering wisteria vine in full bloom, gazing through the mauve veil of flowers, inhaling the scent, and listening to the bees is bliss.
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On the podcast today I revel in wisteria and particularly the Japanese species. I recorded the podcast recently in Japan whilst traveling to the best wisteria gardens on the planet. I touch on wisteria styles, varieties to look for, training, pruning techniques, feeding and finish by sharing my favourite wisteria wonderlands.

Article:
https://www.gardenclinic.com.au/how-to-grow-article/wisteria

Book reference:
Wisteria by Peter Valder

Travel:
To Japan's wisteria festivals with me
www.rossgardentours.com/japan-festivals

Connect with us on social media.
@gardenclinicclub
@linnie__ross
@lindakirinross
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Camellia Love Part 1

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