I've been clearing the tree line around my property (92 acres) of undergrowth and vines . Last winter I discovered a setsugekka tree in bloom! I've cut firewood all around it for years, but never noticed it before. It has to be close to 100 years old. It's across the road from the huge crepe myrtle planted in 1921. Years ago there was a buggy barn that stood near the camellia. What old bricks I haven't used for projects are still piled there. I'm testing my luck for propegating from cuttings!
The puppies playing and having a ball did steal the show. Griffin looks like he’s happy as a clam lol love Camellias. I don’t see them that much these days.
There is little in the world that makes me smile more than seeing happy dogs doing zoomies. My girl always did the 'stop and dig' thing too. I can't grow camellias up here in zone 3b, but I love learning about and seeing what you two can grow there in Raleigh!
I fell in love with camellias on a tour through Magnolia Planation ~30 years ago. I found one at a local garden center, hardy to my z6b, many years ago. Twice in all these years, I have all but lost it to winter cold; luckily it has come back from the roots or resprouted very low on the trunk as it did this year after the Polar Vortex of Dec 2022, thanks to the leaves I piled around it. When Mother Nature cooperates, it produces the most gorgeous pink semi-double blooms. Through the years, however, more buds have been frozen (27 froze one year) than have actually blessed me with their stunning beauty. But I wouldn’t remove it for any reason! I just cross my fingers and hope that next year will be a banner year.
I bought and planted 25 japonica red camellias last year. they are still small but I'm trying to hang on to them so they grow big because I really like them.
Your dogs bring so much joy Jim! Love seeing this! My Shishi-Gashira autumn camellias are pushing out blooms. I made sure to water them a bit extra throughout the drought we had this season.
Oh my goodness Griffin is too cute! Great video. I'm in southern Calif. zone 10b and we have 4 large very old Camellia bushes. I think they're all Japonicas BUT, one is in bloom right now. It has just started flowering but it's loaded w/ buds and stands a majestic 6ft tall. Our temps were mild this summer/fall so maybe that's why it started blooming. Our soil is acidic (5.5) and we don't fertilize them, although I may give them some regular fertilizer this year: thanks for the tip!
My camellia wish list was all fragrant varieties. But since we are near the northern limit here in the VA Blue Ridge, it was a short list! Thankfully (?) we just went a half zone warmer, to 7a. I’m still cautious but am likely to try camellias very soon. The varieties featured here mean I can use some in beds around the house-with the tall fragrant ones just beyond.
Jim, I got 2 Japonica’s called “Kramer” zone 8A/B put them in a pot on the north side of the house to see how they do this first season and then I will plant them and get them tree formed. So excited! I am also trying the Pink Shi Shi (Sasanqua) in the East Garden closer to the house also in a pot to see how it does (has not bloomed but budded up for sure). Waiting until Spring to plant all in ground. BTW - Griffin is a beautiful soul (carefree) … thanks for sharing the family with us.
The first camellia you showed us looks very similar to the camellia I have in my garden- Camelia sasanqua “ Kanjiro” I love my camellias too :) Always enjoying your videos and learning a lot. Thank you!!
Love camellias and your videos.Recently moved toNC mountains from Texas. Trying to learn about gardening in my area, your channel is very much appreciated..Merry Christmas to you and Stephanie!
Welcome to NC! The JC Raulston arboretum has a RUclips channel and includes videos about gardening in NC for all the newbies to the state. They are very good to add to binging watching Jim.
Recetly got my 9-1/2 yr old lab a baby sister. The garden has suffered some but big bro has really gotten fired up. And our camellias in SoCal were outstanding 😊 ❤Labbielover4ever ❤
I have 2 October Magic Ruby planted this year, and the blooms are already amazing. Just picked up an October Magic Orchid today and am so excited to get it in the ground!
Love Griffin lol Seeing Holly play with him reminds me of my late pup Cooper playing with her younger brothers. I'm in zone 10a Florida and have experimented with some camellias since our issue is the intensity of the sun here. My late grandmother lived near-ish by, and she had a japonica camellia in full afternoon sun. So it can be done with the right conditions, as you said. My mom also lives nearby and has some too. I think japonicas might tend to do better than sasanquas in coastal areas. Maybe the bigger, thick leaves allow the plant to endure our saltier air. For fellow high zone folks in the southeast, April Dawn (a narrow, quicker growing japonica with white, pink, or white and pink flowers) is so far the one I've had success with planting it in morning sun and light shade after that. It hasn't bloomed yet because I planted it in 2021 when it had buds (it dropped them after that), and the following summer was so dry and I barely watered it that it didn't put any on last year. It has some now and has doubled in size, so I'm excited to see it bloom! The dry summer knocked out some of the other camellias I was hoping would do well (magic orchid and magic ruby), but I put them in a touch area of the garden.
Enjoyed the antics of Griffin in the garden. 😂 Holly is always a sweetheart! Welcome back home from your trip. Best laughter from you Jim and Steph glad you caught it all on camera!
I know what you mean about camellias - the gift that keeps giving, despite cold temps. I have a pink one and it bloomed its head off the entire month of October!
Got white shi shis from Camellia Forest Nursery last week thanks to Jim. I'm running out of space to plant things I decide I have to have after watching these videos 😅
Oh, I love this video! The joy is infectious! ✨ Yay for Jim’s giggling / laughing at Griffin’s antics. Also, I love camellias but have yet to add one to my garden. Thanks for the helpful info - gets me one step closer to starting my own collection.
Jim, Camillas bloom when temperatures can be pretty chilly, often when the bees have gone dormant. What pollinates them? Also, while we're talking bees, can you put together a video on your bee setup & their needs throughout the different seasons? Thank you. 😊
It was a joy to watch your video this morning. Thank you for the cheerful content on this cold November morning! I have planted many of these and it's hard to pick a favorite. Another Camellia that's performing well and covered in buds in my garden is Autumn Rocket. Love its upright, narrow habit.
I live in southern Missouri (6b-7a) I grew camellias years ago I lived in a house on old farm land and the camellias was right up next to the house . I could grow just about anything on this land because of that awesome soil . I was never able to grow them anywhere else I lived .
My poor Alabama Beauty Camellia is trying to recover from the artic blast of December 2022. That plant and my Marvel Mahonia lost every leaf they had. The mahonia took a while, but it's looking pretty good. The Camellia has regained about half of its leaves. No flowers this year. My Oakland Holly lost all of its leaves too, which really, really surprised me. It looks like it's totally recovered now. Arctic blast in December and then no rain from Aug until now. Harrison TN zone 8a (now) Gardening is not for sissies.
Such great advice - thank you! Would love to hear your advice about factoring in deciduous tree shade cover when choosing a spot for camellias. I have a south facing garden that gets 6-8 hrs of sun in winter but 2-3 hrs in summer thanks to some beautiful oaks, and I would love to fill it with camellias if they could handle those conditions well.
I have a zone 6 camellia and it’s my first one and just planted in fall. It did flower in fall and into early winter . Do it set buds in spring ? Just trying to figure out if I need to protect it like big leaf hydrangeas during my winters here . Glad to see Holly !
I would love to hear from those who have successfully grown camellias in Zone 6b (recently upgraded to 7a). Where do you site your camellias? I have Winter's Snowman in a shady, protected site. On the plus side, it survived last winter, but it isn't blooming. I should never have gone to Kew Gardens in March -- huge camellia japonica blooming away!
Loved Griffin's zoomies!! So sweet. Question: Camellia japonica--can it be air-layered? If so, when is the correct time? I have access to an OLD camellia japonica that is easily 20x20 tree formed. I would love to get a few clones.
Thank you for sharing your pups and love your genuine laughter. I currently have my Camellia in a large pot. It does flower a lot but it does not have much foliage. Should it plant it in the ground? Thanks again
You said that if your soil is between 4,5-6,5pH, you dont need acidic firtalizer. Why? And when is the right time to use acidic firtalizer then? Do you need it at all? changed my career at the age of 40. (Partly because of your channel 😊) Went to school and became a gartner. Work at a gardencenter and I sell acidic firtalizers to people 😳 Am I fooling myself and others?? Love your dogs ♥️♥️ Even Griffin the Turbodog 🥰 And most of all!! I love your channel, soaking verything in like a sponge 😊👍
Experiencing the worst severe drought and heat wave 1:25 on historical record here in La. I HAD nearly all of them (a dozen or so) to die even though they were somewhat sheltered and watered by hand appropriately. I have taken note what survived and what didn’t to plant more of those. I won’t be replanting camellias sadly even though I love them almost as much as Jim does! 😢climate change has decimated my gardening world zone 8b.
@@katiekane5247 there’s nothing like what’s in rainwater to many plants! They just hate tap water even though I filter out chlorine they still hate it. Especially boxwoods. They died too.
I am glad you are on the subject of Camellia's because I have a question on it. I transplanted a small Camillia tree is was about 7' tall and about 5' wide I pruned it down to about 5' tall and around 4' wide. I guess the rooting took well because it lost all its leaves and grew 100% all new leaves on all the branches now my question is, There are no buds on it. Will it bud up next year or will it take a couple of years before it buds again. I am in Georgia zone 8b
I live in Louisiana, zone 8B now zone 9A. I have two October magic camellias. Both are 3 years old. Last fall and this fall my buds have fallen off. I realize we have had extreme weather lately, still in a drought. Any advice on how to keep buds from falling off? From my Experience that means they are stressed. The leaves look very healthy, nice dark green and shiny.
My Camelias have never bloomed and I don’t know why. I have fed them with Canelia fertilizer. They bud up, but don’t bloom. Any ideas as to why I have this problem? My neighbors also have Camelias that no longer bloom. We do have naturally alkaline soil here, so I know this is part of the issue. I have one that gets more sun and the leaves burn. The other one has healthy leaves, but no blooms. We are in zone 8A, Plano, Texas.
If anyone sees a Christmas Carol camellia in the Raleigh area, please let me know. I really want that particular variety and it's been out of stock for months. 😢
great to see holly playing with griffin!
It's so funny (and familiar) to share a first name with a lovely, sweet doggo.
I've been clearing the tree line around my property (92 acres) of undergrowth and vines . Last winter I discovered a setsugekka tree in bloom! I've cut firewood all around it for years, but never noticed it before. It has to be close to 100 years old. It's across the road from the huge crepe myrtle planted in 1921. Years ago there was a buggy barn that stood near the camellia. What old bricks I haven't used for projects are still piled there. I'm testing my luck for propegating from cuttings!
Oh wow!
I have a "Griffin". "Griffins" love life and never skip a day when they don't make you smile. Enjoy.
The puppies playing and having a ball did steal the show. Griffin looks like he’s happy as a clam lol love Camellias. I don’t see them that much these days.
Griffin is part Taz! 🤣
Can’t help but smile to see that much joy let loose.
I haven't even watched yet, but immediate thumbs up for Griffin 😍
Love seeing Griffin having the zoomies!! And sooo cute to see him playing with Holly. You can tell they are both so happy.
I love Camillias!! Love watching Holly playing with Griffin 😍 another great video! Thank you
Since we have just been up zoned from 6 to 7 it looks like we can grow camellias now!
My 3 October Magic Ruby camellias are a joy this fall. Griffin’s antics upstaged everything in the video, but it is the season of merriment after all.
Gardens + Dogs = Pure Joy🌸🐝
Griffin is adorable! We want to see him often!
There is little in the world that makes me smile more than seeing happy dogs doing zoomies. My girl always did the 'stop and dig' thing too. I can't grow camellias up here in zone 3b, but I love learning about and seeing what you two can grow there in Raleigh!
I fell in love with camellias on a tour through Magnolia Planation ~30 years ago. I found one at a local garden center, hardy to my z6b, many years ago. Twice in all these years, I have all but lost it to winter cold; luckily it has come back from the roots or resprouted very low on the trunk as it did this year after the Polar Vortex of Dec 2022, thanks to the leaves I piled around it. When Mother Nature cooperates, it produces the most gorgeous pink semi-double blooms. Through the years, however, more buds have been frozen (27 froze one year) than have actually blessed me with their stunning beauty. But I wouldn’t remove it for any reason! I just cross my fingers and hope that next year will be a banner year.
Lol I think I'm becoming a collector...
Is it weird I asked Santa for camellias for Christmas ❤
We need more Griffin in our lives ❤😂
I bought and planted 25 japonica red camellias last year. they are still small but I'm trying to hang on to them so they grow big because I really like them.
I've been enjoying my neighbor's Camellia this week, and now Jim Putnam's, always liked Camellias.
Your dogs bring so much joy Jim! Love seeing this! My Shishi-Gashira autumn camellias are pushing out blooms. I made sure to water them a bit extra throughout the drought we had this season.
Oh my goodness Griffin is too cute! Great video. I'm in southern Calif. zone 10b and we have 4 large very old Camellia bushes. I think they're all Japonicas BUT, one is in bloom right now. It has just started flowering but it's loaded w/ buds and stands a majestic 6ft tall. Our temps were mild this summer/fall so maybe that's why it started blooming. Our soil is acidic (5.5) and we don't fertilize them, although I may give them some regular fertilizer this year: thanks for the tip!
My camellia wish list was all fragrant varieties. But since we are near the northern limit here in the VA Blue Ridge, it was a short list! Thankfully (?) we just went a half zone warmer, to 7a. I’m still cautious but am likely to try camellias very soon. The varieties featured here mean I can use some in beds around the house-with the tall fragrant ones just beyond.
Get him Holly! They're a hoot Jim, you could be upstaged with those two!
Great video with your sweet dogs!🐶
Jim,
I got 2 Japonica’s called “Kramer” zone 8A/B put them in a pot on the north side of the house to see how they do this first season and then I will plant them and get them tree formed. So excited!
I am also trying the Pink Shi Shi (Sasanqua) in the East Garden closer to the house also in a pot to see how it does (has not bloomed but budded up for sure). Waiting until Spring to plant all in ground.
BTW - Griffin is a beautiful soul (carefree) … thanks for sharing the family with us.
love my camellias ... we, in the South, are blessed to have them in our gardens !!
The first camellia you showed us looks very similar to the camellia I have in my garden- Camelia sasanqua “ Kanjiro”
I love my camellias too :)
Always enjoying your videos and learning a lot. Thank you!!
It is similar to kanjiro which I grew for years, but it has a second row of petals. Thank you for watching!
Love camellias and your videos.Recently moved toNC mountains from Texas. Trying to learn about gardening in my area, your channel is very much appreciated..Merry Christmas to you and Stephanie!
Welcome to NC! The JC Raulston arboretum has a RUclips channel and includes videos about gardening in NC for all the newbies to the state. They are very good to add to binging watching Jim.
Griffin is an adorable whirlwind!
Recetly got my 9-1/2 yr old lab a baby sister. The garden has suffered some but big bro has really gotten fired up. And our camellias in SoCal were outstanding 😊
❤Labbielover4ever ❤
I have 2 October Magic Ruby planted this year, and the blooms are already amazing. Just picked up an October Magic Orchid today and am so excited to get it in the ground!
Griffin is adorable ❤
I love those camellias! I have several, that are about 3 years old now. I had no idea about new summer blooming cultivars. Can’t wait to see those!
Love Griffin lol Seeing Holly play with him reminds me of my late pup Cooper playing with her younger brothers.
I'm in zone 10a Florida and have experimented with some camellias since our issue is the intensity of the sun here. My late grandmother lived near-ish by, and she had a japonica camellia in full afternoon sun. So it can be done with the right conditions, as you said. My mom also lives nearby and has some too. I think japonicas might tend to do better than sasanquas in coastal areas. Maybe the bigger, thick leaves allow the plant to endure our saltier air.
For fellow high zone folks in the southeast, April Dawn (a narrow, quicker growing japonica with white, pink, or white and pink flowers) is so far the one I've had success with planting it in morning sun and light shade after that. It hasn't bloomed yet because I planted it in 2021 when it had buds (it dropped them after that), and the following summer was so dry and I barely watered it that it didn't put any on last year. It has some now and has doubled in size, so I'm excited to see it bloom! The dry summer knocked out some of the other camellias I was hoping would do well (magic orchid and magic ruby), but I put them in a touch area of the garden.
Enjoyed the antics of Griffin in the garden. 😂 Holly is always a sweetheart! Welcome back home from your trip. Best laughter from you Jim and Steph glad you caught it all on camera!
I'm jealous! Those are really beautiful plants.
I know what you mean about camellias - the gift that keeps giving, despite cold temps. I have a pink one and it bloomed its head off the entire month of October!
My teen son’s is name is Griffin. Griffins are always cute 😊
Came for the camellias and Jim and to learn. Got to meet Griffin too. ❤
It’s nice to see winter colors.
❤hello everyone, gardening friends and Mr Jim Putnam and Stephany, welcome home. Yeeerr.😊❤
Got white shi shis from Camellia Forest Nursery last week thanks to Jim.
I'm running out of space to plant things I decide I have to have after watching these videos 😅
Oh, I love this video! The joy is infectious! ✨ Yay for Jim’s giggling / laughing at Griffin’s antics. Also, I love camellias but have yet to add one to my garden. Thanks for the helpful info - gets me one step closer to starting my own collection.
Yeah, thanks to you I am a Camelia Addict!
Love watching Holly and Griffin! Love seeing Camellias, not able to grow them here in Ohio.
Greetings from McGee Crossroads! I plan to add some Camellias to my landscape. Love your channel.
Great to see both Pups. 🐶😀
Happy Holidays Jim & Steph
What a sweet dog 🐶 ❤
I also have one calm dog and one Tasmanian devil! 🤣
I love the sheer joy of Griffin. I've kicked around the idea of trying Camillias in my zone 6B southern Missouri garden. Maybe this spring I will.
Jim,
Camillas bloom when temperatures can be pretty chilly, often when the bees have gone dormant. What pollinates them?
Also, while we're talking bees, can you put together a video on your bee setup & their needs throughout the different seasons?
Thank you. 😊
Even damaged camellia flowers still look good from a galloping horse.
Oh my gosh Griffey is so adorable and funny like a lil clown!!
It was a joy to watch your video this morning. Thank you for the cheerful content on this cold November morning! I have planted many of these and it's hard to pick a favorite. Another Camellia that's performing well and covered in buds in my garden is Autumn Rocket. Love its upright, narrow habit.
I LOVE TO SEE THE DOGS!! SO HAPPY MORE PLEASE!!!
Have winter jem glowing great in Southern New Jersey blooms October and November
I live in southern Missouri (6b-7a) I grew camellias years ago I lived in a house on old farm land and the camellias was right up next to the house . I could grow just about anything on this land because of that awesome soil . I was never able to grow them anywhere else I lived .
My poor Alabama Beauty Camellia is trying to recover from the artic blast of December 2022. That plant and my Marvel Mahonia lost every leaf they had. The mahonia took a while, but it's looking pretty good. The Camellia has regained about half of its leaves. No flowers this year. My Oakland Holly lost all of its leaves too, which really, really surprised me. It looks like it's totally recovered now. Arctic blast in December and then no rain from Aug until now.
Harrison TN zone 8a (now)
Gardening is not for sissies.
The Cleopatra is still My Favorite
Idea - a Griffin Garden - just plant something wherever he digs. 😂 Glad the 4 of y'all made it home, loved the camellia tour!
I have 2 camellias they bloom after Christmas, just before spring, in pink and a darker pink the other one , so beautiful
Such great advice - thank you! Would love to hear your advice about factoring in deciduous tree shade cover when choosing a spot for camellias. I have a south facing garden that gets 6-8 hrs of sun in winter but 2-3 hrs in summer thanks to some beautiful oaks, and I would love to fill it with camellias if they could handle those conditions well.
love the cute dogs.
I love the scented Camellias. Have you tried them?
Griffin is hilarious!!!!!
I have a zone 6 camellia and it’s my first one and just planted in fall. It did flower in fall and into early winter . Do it set buds in spring ? Just trying to figure out if I need to protect it like big leaf hydrangeas during my winters here . Glad to see Holly !
They set buds during the summertime. I would be prepared to cover it when it's below 20 this first winter.
Our last dog of three died this Spring. Dogs are kids in fur.
I always enjoy the interruption of pets and children….your small dog made me laugh
Griffin...we were warned teehee. Lovin life nothing wrong with that😆
Hi Jim . Your camellias plants looks amazing . I will add more camellias in my garden . Have anice day . 🎄
I would love to hear from those who have successfully grown camellias in Zone 6b (recently upgraded to 7a). Where do you site your camellias? I have Winter's Snowman in a shady, protected site. On the plus side, it survived last winter, but it isn't blooming. I should never have gone to Kew Gardens in March -- huge camellia japonica blooming away!
Loved Griffin's zoomies!! So sweet.
Question: Camellia japonica--can it be air-layered? If so, when is the correct time? I have access to an OLD camellia japonica that is easily 20x20 tree formed. I would love to get a few clones.
Great 👍
Camellia grow great in zone 10
Thank you for sharing your pups and love your genuine laughter.
I currently have my Camellia in a large pot. It does flower a lot but it does not have much foliage. Should it plant it in the ground?
Thanks again
GRIFFIN!!!
I have two japonicas that have never bloomed, zone 8 Seattle. Nice evergreens but not what I'd hoped for.
You said that if your soil is between 4,5-6,5pH, you dont need acidic firtalizer. Why? And when is the right time to use acidic firtalizer then? Do you need it at all?
changed my career at the age of 40. (Partly because of your channel 😊) Went to school and became a gartner. Work at a gardencenter and I sell acidic firtalizers to people 😳 Am I fooling myself and others??
Love your dogs ♥️♥️ Even Griffin the Turbodog 🥰
And most of all!! I love your channel, soaking verything in like a sponge 😊👍
Experiencing the worst severe drought and heat wave 1:25 on historical record here in La. I HAD nearly all of them (a dozen or so) to die even though they were somewhat sheltered and watered by hand appropriately. I have taken note what survived and what didn’t to plant more of those. I won’t be replanting camellias sadly even though I love them almost as much as Jim does! 😢climate change has decimated my gardening world zone 8b.
Ok, if it was watered, how did the drought kill it?
@@katiekane5247 there’s nothing like what’s in rainwater to many plants! They just hate tap water even though I filter out chlorine they still hate it. Especially boxwoods. They died too.
Griffin w/ zoomies! ❤😆❤
I am glad you are on the subject of Camellia's because I have a question on it. I transplanted a small Camillia tree is was about 7' tall and about 5' wide I pruned it down to about 5' tall and around 4' wide. I guess the rooting took well because it lost all its leaves and grew 100% all new leaves on all the branches now my question is, There are no buds on it. Will it bud up next year or will it take a couple of years before it buds again. I am in Georgia zone 8b
I live in Louisiana, zone 8B now zone 9A. I have two October magic camellias. Both are 3 years old. Last fall and this fall my buds have fallen off. I realize we have had extreme weather lately, still in a drought. Any advice on how to keep buds from falling off? From my Experience that means they are stressed. The leaves look very healthy, nice dark green and shiny.
I love camellias. I have camellia Japonicas and the bloom in January here in Oregon. Is there anything as amazing blooms I'm January? I think not.
Can you share how to propagate Camellias?
I am still trying to redo a bed can I transplant a hydrangea now
😊💚🙏👍
My Camelias have never bloomed and I don’t know why. I have fed them with Canelia fertilizer. They bud up, but don’t bloom. Any ideas as to why I have this problem? My neighbors also have Camelias that no longer bloom. We do have naturally alkaline soil here, so I know this is part of the issue. I have one that gets more sun and the leaves burn. The other one has healthy leaves, but no blooms. We are in zone 8A, Plano, Texas.
Might be Kanjiro that you have there, in the begging, Jim
Can you cut these for a flower arrangement?
Yes!
@@lisapremo9327how long do they stay fresh as cut flowers?
@@tinapaxton4231 - quite some time! Eventually the flower petals fall off, but I’d say at least a eeek, maybe more.
Week, that is! Lol
If anyone sees a Christmas Carol camellia in the Raleigh area, please let me know. I really want that particular variety and it's been out of stock for months. 😢
Why doesn’t my Camilla japonica bloom? No buds