ANNOTATED CITATIONS

Camellias Australia, Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/camelliasaustralia/timeline

·         Authority-Link to Camellias Australia which is a community organisation aimed at promoting friendship and knowledge through growing camellias. I consider this to be a high authority source.
·         Currency-Photos added every day and shared comments.
·         Relevance-Provides contacts to others who grow camellias. Plenty of photographs to view.
 

Stoneman’s Garden Centre, Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/stonemansgc

·         Authority- State Winner of the 2014 Best Lifestyle Garden Centre Award. Contact details given including phone number, address, email and website. Established since 1988. I consider this to be a high authority source of garden supply information.

·         Currency-Posts and comments made daily.

·         Relevance-topics include seasonal vegetables, fruit trees, garden design for a small area. All of this is relevant to my clients who are redesigning a small garden.
 

Camellias Australia  www.camelliasaustralia.com.au

·         Authority – Contact details are given for the president, secretary, membership and web site design of Camellias Australia.

·         Currency – Copyright © 2012 - 2013 Camellias Australia Incorporated. All rights reserved. All material on www.camelliasaustralia.com.au and the Camellias Australia Gallery is the property of Camellias Australia unless otherwise acknowledged. Non-commercial use is permitted provided an acknowledgement to the site is given. For proposed commercial use contact the Camellias Australia secretary for further information.

·         Relevance – This site links to Flickr photo galleries. One album displays Camellias which have originated in Australia and the other displays Camellias which can be grown in Australia. There as several plant nurseries indicated in each Australian state.

LINC Talis plus:

·         Authority – Tasmania’s State Library comes under the umbrella organisation known as LINC, which is supported by the Tasmanian Department of Education. I consider this to be a high authority source of information.

·         Currency – As new items are added to the library catalogue the RSS feed will make my clients aware of them.

·         Relevance – Tasmania’s State Library is available to everyone free of charge. Members may borrow selected items. The collection includes more than 200,000 items in various formats; books, maps, magazines, microfilms and audio visual material. This source is useful to my clients who prefer written material compared to digital.
 

How To Plant Camellias:

·         Authority – This slide share is published in an electronic magazine called Southern Living. This magazine includes advertisements and other articles not related to gardening, such as travel and home decoration. I consider this source to be low authority since there is no reference for the information.

·         Currency – Published 2014, suitable to be viewed by all ages

·         Relevance – The technique of planting a camellia is the same throughout time. The soil must be prepared before planting and mulch applied afterwards.

Camellia Planting Guide:

·         Authority – This electronic article is written by Steve Bender, who features in several articles and youtubes on the topic of domestic gardening. I consider this to be a medium authority since it is possible to follow links to other relevant information. Advertisments break up the flow of information.

·         Currency – Published 2014, discusses several aspects of plant care..

·         Relevance – Although it is located within southern America the details of plant care are similar. Some diseases and plant pests might not be relevant to Australia.

Camellias in the Rain:

· Authority – The authors are a senior citizen group who created this video out of a shared interest in gardens. The location is E.G. Waterhouse National Camellia Gardens, Caringbah NSW.

·Currency – It was made in 2012.

·Relevance – This video gives an idea of how Camellias can help to create a peaceful setting suitable for middle aged people. Paths help to divide the garden beds and maintain a feeling of privacy.
 

Classic Camellias for Australian Gardens:

·         Authority – The author has worked as an editor and book designer, a garden photographer and writer. Acknowledgements are given to the Camellia Grove Nursery in Sydney, Rhodoglen nursery, Secret Gardens of Sydney and several owners of private gardens.
 

·         Currency – This book was published in 2003 so it is 11 years old but it is still a useful reference.
 

·         Relevance – This book has beautiful colour photographs and has easy to read text. There is a brief description of each variety and its growing habit. In particular I recommend the following pages, pages 17-18 Camellias in Australia; page 18 Camellia Flowering Times within Capital Cities; page 18 Gardening Advice; page 20 Planting a New Camellia; page 21 Mulching; page 23 Espaliers; page 24 Hedges and Standards; page 26 Containers; page 31 Classic Camellias.

Your Garden:

·         Authority – Editor Geoffrey Burnie. Phone number, fax and email given for the editorial section. Pacific Magazines are the publishers. They have a phone number, a street address in Eveleigh NSW and an ABN.

·         Currency - This magazine is produced quarterly during the year.

·         Relevance – Apart from the articles that are relevant to Australian gardening there are interesting advertisements, eg The Diggers Club which propagates Australian heirloom seeds and plants. The regular features are Gardening, Plants, Edibles, Gardens and Lifestyle.

Espalier Pretty and Productive:

·         Authority – This article was published in Your Garden which is a quarterly Australian magazine. They have a phone number, a street address in Eveleigh NSW and an ABN.

·         Currency – This magazine is produced quarterly during the year.

·         Relevance – The Espalier technique is explained and illustrated. This article is easy to read, view and understand. The photos are excellent.

Trees and Shrubs for Small Gardens:

·         Authority – The author acknowledges help from the Editorial and research assistants from the Australian Correspondence Schools; advice from Flemings Nursery, Silvan Victoria and the National Herbarium, South Yarra, Victoria. Twelve other books were published by the same author on related topics. There is a street address, phone and fax numbers, PO Box address, websites and email addresses. So the author is willing to be contacted.

·         Currency – The book was published in 2000 and is 14 years old yet the plant classification details stay the same.

·         Relevance – This book is relevant to the topic. One drawback is the small writing text which is hard to read even with glasses. There is useful information on plant habitat and requirements. Part 1 is most useful as a practical guide for training plant growth, landscaping, selection of plants, care of plants, control of pests and diseases, and plants for specific purposes.

Camellia sasanqua1JAM343.jpg

·         Authority – This image was posted on Flickr by junichiroaoyama from Kyoto, Japan, on 20 December 2004, 13:12. It’s called Camellia sasanqua. This image is licenced under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic licence. We have permission to share, to remix and to acknowledge the author of the original image.

·         Currency – Although the image is 10 years old it is an example of today’s Camellias.

·         Relevance – Camellias are abundant flowering green shrubs. This image is a good example of the density of the plant and the brilliance of colour.