Camellias rank up in my top three favorite flowers, and I jump at the opportunity to cut them. One such opportunity came yesterday when Jennifer and Joe Steever invited me to cut from their garden to do an arrangement for our church’s worship service today. When they moved into their garden district home many years […]
Just south of Dothan, Alabama in the small hamlet of Madrid, lies Linda and Bill Nichols’ camellia garden, a spectacular display of literally hundreds of magnificent bushes. Between now and February, literally thousands of their blooms will be entered in regional camellia shows as well as shared with their friends and relatives.
Southeast Alabama’s Camellia Society recently held its 2015 annual show here in Dothan. In spite of a hard freeze several weeks prior to the show, over five hundred entries captivated show goers. Although camellia show chairman Linda Nichols was holding her breath due to the inclement weather, she, along with the other society members, was […]
Although our part of the country has already had periods of frigid temperatures, the past couple of days have been gorgeous with temperatures reaching the mid-60’s. The garden district of Dothan, resplendent with the captivating blooms of many vintage camellias, some which are at least 60-80 years old, is a showplace for camellias. These exquisite […]
As I pointed out in the previous post, one of the joys of a friendship is celebrating those milestones and other celebrations in a close acquaintance’s life. The Crockett family has been near and dear to me for many years. Olivia Crockett is a testimony to the Lord’s faithfulness in her life. And what […]
About ten miles south of Dothan, Alabama just off Highway 231-South lies the small community of Madrid and the home to a virtual camellia paradise. For the past fifteen years or so, Linda and Bill Nichols have been cultivating the pine tree laden acres surrounding their lovely home with a multitude of varieties of prize […]
Spring is definitely in full bloom in my hometown of Pontotoc in north Mississippi. I spent the weekend there enjoying the glorious weather while capturing some of the early spring blooms with my ever ready camera. Another highlight of the weekend was visiting with some of our life long friends who were especially close to […]
When the first tiny vibrant confetti blooms of forsythia appear along with the delicate Bradford Pear, plum, and cherry blooms of the season, I just naturally get inspired to start bringing some of this grandeur inside. While at the same time, all of the new garden center additions, give me inspiration to start redoing garden […]
The Southeast Alabama Camellia Society’s 5th annual Camellia Show held on Saturday, against the backdrop of a beautiful spring-like day, was indeed the consummate gardening event. With well over seven hundred entries from a tri-state area and an attendance that exceeded expectations, the American Camellia Society sanctioned event was quite a success even in spite […]
The Southeastern area of Alabama along with surrounding areas in Georgia and the Florida Panhandle are renowned for their show stopping camellias. And, just to mention, camellias are definitely in my top five favorite garden flowers. I only wished they bloomed twelve months out of the year, but I’ll settle for late fall to early […]
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