Coastal Carolina Camellia Society

Atlantic Coast Camellia Society

COASTAL CAROLINA CAMELLIA SOCIETY
2019 / 2020

C. japonica 'Miss Charleston Variegated'
The Coastal Carolina Camellia Society is a local society in the Charleston, South Carolina area affiliated with the American Camellia Society. Members usually meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. from August to April with a refreshment time before the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Members are asked to bring a dish to share if you are able.

Meetings consist of the care of camellias and include such things as grafting, air layering, pruning, and applying gibberellic acid to obtain earlier and larger camellia blooms. We have different speakers each month. The club is also getting involved in other projects in the community. We have many fun things planned for the upcoming year including a project with Hampton Park, camellia plant sales, a fun summer picnic and plant auction, an oyster roast in the works for the fall, and planning for our next camellia show which is normally held on the fourth Saturday in January. Our 2020 show had over 1,400 blooms entered! It was absolutely stunning.

Currently our club meets at Essex Village Church of Christ (unless otherwise indicated) at 736 Savage Road, Charleston, SC. Please join us and get to know a great group of people.

Our next club show will be held on January 23, 2021 at the Danny Jones Armory Complex at 5000 Lackawanna Boulevard, North Charleston, SC. Blooms are accepted for entry beginning at 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Judging begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. so come early to enter your blooms. There is no entry fee, and everyone is welcome. Club members will be on hand to assist newcomers. If you are interested in bringing and entering flowers to be judged at the show you may obtain a show schedule with rules for bloom entry by contacting the club at: CoastalCarolinaCamelliaSociety@gmail.com

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Coastal Carolina Camellia Society Show
Winter 2020

	Danny Jones Complex Armory North Charleston, South Carolina
	Results from January 25, 2020

Executive Committee

Position	Name	Email
President	Christine Smith	coastalcarolinacamelliasociety@gmail.com
1st Vice-President (Show Chairman)	Tony Smith	anthonysmithnccco@gmail.com
2nd Vice-President (Programs)	Mike Denson	mrmike66@gmail.com
Secretary	Helen Lewis	helentlewis1@gmail.com
Treasurer	Jerry Weise	jerryweise@gmail.com
Publicity	Joshua Giordano-Silliman	hortfirellc@gmail.com
Historian	Martha Fisher	wesmarth@hotmail.com
Membership	Brenda Beach	brendabeach@comcast.net
Past President	Miles Beach	milesbeach@comcast.net

Schedule of Events

Date	Event	Time	Purpose
Sunday, March 1, 2020	Board Meeting	2:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 14, 2020	Hands-on air layering class	10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020	Monthly Meeting: "The magic of Mushrooms" by Susan James	6:30 (refreshments) 7:00 (meeting)	Essex Village Church of Christ 736 Savage Road
Saturday, March 28, 2020	Plantasia	9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.	Old Towne Creek County Park 1400 Old Towne Road, West Ashley
Saturday, April 4, 2020	Hands-on air layering class	10:00 a.m. (with lunch following)
Tuesday, April 21, 2020	Monthly Meeting "Perennial Gardens in the Lowcounry: byPerry Gaskins	6:30 (refreshments) 7:00 (meeting)	Essex Village Church of Christ 736 Savage Road
Saturday, May 16, 2020	Spring Picnic	11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020	Monthly Meeting Program on gibbing your camellias; gib given to members; Photo contest - camellias	6:30 (refreshments) 7:00 (meeting)	Essex Village Church of Christ 736 Savage Road
Tuesday, September 15, 2020	Monthly Meeting Speaker Mark Crawford of Loch Laurel Nursery	6:30 (refreshments) 7:00 (meeting)	Essex Village Church of Christ 736 Savage Road
Date TBA	Harvesting air layered camellias	Time TBA
Friday, Sept 18 - Sunday, Sept 20, 2020	ACCS Convention		Pawley’s Island, SC
Tuesday, October 20, 2020	Monthly Meeting	6:30 (refreshments) 7:00 (meeting)	Essex Village Church of Christ 736 Savage Road
**Tentatively, Saturday, October 24, 2020	Oyster Roast	Time and Location	TBA
Tuesday, November 17, 2020	Monthly Meeting	6:30 (refreshments) 7:00 (meeting)	Essex Village Church of Christ 736 Savage Road
Date TBA, 2020	Holiday Party	Time and Location	TBA

** This is a general calendar of events for the 2020 season and is subject to change

Coastal Carolina Camellia Society Show Archives

	Archive Show Results
	Results back to 2009

Camellia Points of Interest
Charleston, South Carolina Area

	Charleston Tea Plantation Wadmalaws Island, South Carolina
	The only Tea (C. sinensis) plantation in North America

	Magnolia Plantation & Gardens Charleston, South Carolina
	Founded in 1676 by the Drayton family. Many famous camellia varieties have been introduced from this historic plantation.

	Middleton Place Charleston, South Carolina
	Home to America’s Oldest Landscaped Gardens. Many beautiful camellias.