TIMELINE FOR ESTABLISHING A NEW CAMELLIA GARDEN

Activity	Step by Step
Redesign Garden
	Look at magazines
	Talk to local garden supplier Consult a specialist garden designer
	Choose garden design and plant growth form
Prepare Ground
	Establish garden layout
	Remove unwanted plants
	Turn over soil and make acidic with  good aeration and organic matter
	Add mature compost/Camellia food (Trehane 2007, p54)
Prepare Compost
	Options: Collect manure (allow to mature for 12 months before use)
	Collect vegetable waste (allow to mature before use)
	Consider commercial Camellia food or compost (Trehane 2007, p 90)
Select Plants
	Look at Australian Originated Camellias (Camellias Australia, 2012) and Camellias Australia Albums
	Look in garden centres
	Talk to local community
	Choose plants
Planting
	Plant in Spring Mulch Protect from direct sun Protect from Winter cold (How to plant Camellias,  2014)

Camellias Australia, 2012, Australian Originated Camellias, photographs, Flickr, accessed 3 May 2014,  https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=australian%20originated%20camellias, copyright all rights reserved

Camellias Australia, 2012, Camellias Australia, photographs, Flickr, accessed 10 June 2014,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/camelliasaustralia/sets,  copyright all rights reserved

How to plant Camellias, 2014, Southern Living, accessed 29 May 2014, ©2014 Time Inc. Lifestyle Group. All Rights Reserved, http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/gardens/how-to-plant-camellias

Trehane, J., 2007, Camellias The Gardener’s Encyclopedia, Timber Press Inc, Oregon USA


Camellias Australia is the authoritative group for information about Camellias. Their photostream includes 28 albums.  
How to plant Camellias is an article within a digital magazine called Southern Living. It is three images presented in a click-to-view style. There are advertisements for the household and cooking.
Camellias The Gardener's Encyclopedia includes everything you need to know about growing Camellias. There are colour photographs and an easy to understand writing style.