A Warm Winter

CAMELLIA 'EXOTIC JEWEL'
Perfect in pots, excellent for hedging and ideal as a standalone or 'feature' plant.
 Camellia Exotic Jewel has double flowers which open deep glowing-pink in colour, ageing to crimson red. Flowering mid-season (from May). Lots of flowers, often in small clusters. Delicate perfume. Plant habit is elegant, slightly arching & upright with deep green foliage.
Camellias grow best in well drained soils. After planting, mulch well & water regularly until established. Once established, Camellia plants are surprisingly drought hardy.
Height: 2-3m+ Width: 2-2.5m Spacing: 1-1.5m when hedging.
Full sun/part shade

PIERIS RYUKUENSIS 'TEMPLE BELLS' 
Also known as Lily of the Valley Plant, this small evergreen shrub has a showy display of large, creamy white, bell-shaped flowers in late spring. New foliage is light green, becoming reddish bronze and maturing to a deep emerald green. Ideal as a specimen plant or planted en-masse in beds and borders. Also makes an attractive container plant. Prefers a partly shaded position in moist, well drained soil.  Prune for shape after flowering. Likes a slightly acidic soil so feed with Azalea & Camellia Fertiliser. Mulch well and keep moist through summer.
PART SHADE
HEIGHT TO 1.5M x 1.5M

Camellia Sinensis - Tea camellia

Produces a rich display of dense foliage and small, single, white to cream flowers with yellow centres. Its it hardy, long living, spreading shrub that likes acidic soil. It looks great in a feature pot and also make a wonderful hedge or espalier.

In the home garden, enthusiasts can grow their own tea plant. They require the same conditions as other species, a deep humus rich soil, moist and a reasonably cool climate. It is the small new leaves that are picked to dry and make tea.

The leaves need to be picked when young to produce the highest quality tea.

Tea plants are best grown in a frost free position so that the new, delicate young leaves are not damaged by frosts.

In most home gardens the best position is in dappled shade, this provides some protection from frosts as well as protection from the hot sun, which can burn the new leaves.

Height to 4m if not hedged or pruned. Best kept at 1m for harvesting.

Instagram Inspiration
Cyclamen looking gorgeous in blue and white pot
 

Camellia, Azalea & Gardenia Food

 GREENS UP YELLOWING LEAVES AND ENCOURAGES MASS FLOWERING. 

Perfect fertiliser for all acid-loving plants including gardenias, daphnes, magnolias and rhododendrons
Safe and gentle organic plant food with added potash and trace elements
Promotes healthy strong growth
Greens up yellowing leaves
Encourages mass flowering
Improves resistance to diseases and pests – healthy plants do not succumb easily 

Directions For Use

Camellias, Azaleas & Gardenias – one handful per square meter. Apply around the drip line of the plant.

Blueberries & Fruiting Shrubs – one and a half handfuls per square meter. Apply evenly over soil underneath the foliage.

Mix with soil when planting or add to established plants.

When to use – when first planting & then every 6 to 8 weeks.