2023 Pensacola Camellia Club Calendar
January 2023
Tuesday Jan. 17th – General Meeting: ‘Grafting Camellias for that hard to propagate reticulate that you must have’. Location: Garden Center, 6:30pm for social, 7:00 pm program.
Saturday Jan. 21st – Pensacola Camellia Club will be at the Japanese New Year Celebration at Wright Place, 80 E. Wright Street. This is an indoor event for us to educate the public about Camellias and sell plants. Set-up is at 11am, it opens to the public at noon & performances finished by 3:30pm. There is a $10 admission fee to this event.
Saturday Jan 28th – Pensacola Camellia Club at Palafox Market selling camellias and promoting upcoming events. If you can help between 8:30am -2:00pm please contact Louise at 850-780-0410. Please bring a chair, dress for the weather and we will greet the shoppers with camellias and smiles!
February 2023
Friday Feb 3rd – Set up for Community Novice Show at the Downtown Library located at 239 N. Spring St., Pensacola, Florida 32502 starting at 3:00 pm – 4:00pm.
Saturday Feb 4th – Pensacola Camellia Club to host Community Novice Show and Plant Sale at the Downtown Library located at 239N. Spring St., Pensacola, Florida 32502. Everyone is invited to bring their camellia blooms to compete for prizes in various categories starting at 9:00am. For more information, go to Activities, Community Camellia Show on our website.
Thursday Feb 9th – ‘Salute to the Winter Rose, Camellias’ at V. Paul’s – 4:30 pm – 6 pm. Doors open at 4 pm and the event starts at 4:30 pm. All gardeners & camellia lovers, come join us for a conversation about the care of camellias. Happy Hour prices on wine to salute the winter rose.
Tuesday Feb. 21st – General Meeting: Jane Benson will present “Who Were These Pensacola Camellias Name After”. A historical look into past member’s camellias that are registered with the American Camellia Society. Location: Garden Center, 6:30pm for social, 7:00 pm program.
Saturday Feb. 25th – UWF Camellia Garden Work Day starting at 10:00am to 12:00am. We will be doing any necessary clean up before the garden tours. Please bring your gloves and water bottles.
Sunday Feb. 26th – Pensacola Camellia Club will welcome the public to our UWF Camellia Garden, provide air layering and pruning demonstrations, and have plants available for sale starting at Noon to 4:00 pm. For more information about the UWF Camellia Garden Tours go to Activities, UWF Camellia Garden & Tours on our website.
March 2023
Saturday Mar. 11th – Cancelled due to the weather damaged blooms, will try again next year.
Tuesday Mar. 21st – Award Banquet at V. Paul’s Italian Ristorante, 29 Palafox Place, Pensacola, Florida. The 2023-2024 Officers and Board Members will be sworn in, T. Morris Scholarship Award, and ‘Person of The Year’ to be announced, along with Special Camellia plants for auction. Cash bar will open at 5:30pm with Happy Hour prices all night on alcohol, wine, and beer, followed by dinner at 6:30pm. More information will be in the February newsletter.
April 2023
Saturday Apr. 8th – Air layering at UWF Camellia Garden starting at 9:00am to Noon. Greg Taylor will bring the supplies needed for air layering, just show and help. Bring your water bottles and gloves.
Saturday Apr. 15th – Air layering layering at University of Florida Milton campus starting at 1pm. Greg Taylor will bring the supplies needed for air layering, just show and help. Bring your water bottles and gloves.
Tuesday Apr. 18th – General Meeting program, David Purdon will present, ‘You need to visit the Magnolia Plantation & Camellia Garden of Charleston SC’. Location: Garden Center, 6:30pm for social, 7:00 pm program.
Saturday Apr. 22nd – UWF Camellia Garden Work Day starting at 9:00am to 12:00pm. If you have wondered how to reduce large camellia plants, John Davy will lead a plant reduction demonstration. We will have members on hand to explain air layers and inside pruning of plants before we all get to work at the garden. Come watch and learn so you can improve your own yard with these methods.
June 2023
Saturday June 3rd – The Officers and Board Members will be meeting to plan out next season’s events. Please email your ideas that you would like to hear or do as a Club to, pensacolacamellia@gmail.com.
August 2023
Tuesday Aug. 15th – To kick off the new season, we will have a “Welcome Back Picnic” at the Garden Center, 1850 N. 9th Avenue, Pensacola Florida. Please call Louise at 850-780-0410 and let her know if you are coming so we have a head count for our meal. Bring a dessert or drink item of your choice to share with members. Social is at 6pm, dinner buffet at 6:30pm.
September 2023
Tuesday Sept. 19th – General Meeting – Program: “Disbudding for Show Blooms”, to include a demo on potting air-layers and gibbing. There will be gib available for members. Location: Garden Center, 1850 N. 9th Ave, Pensacola. Feel free to bring a treat to share for social at 6:30pm, program at 7:00pm.
October 2023
Friday Oct. 13th & Saturday Oct. 14th – The Gulf Coast Camellia Society Conference in Covington, LA hosted by Northshore Camellia Society.
Tuesday Oct. 17th – General Meeting – Program: “Why we Gib”. You will need to ‘gib’ 7 weeks prior to our show date (1st application Oct 21st) to have your camellias ready to produce blooms for our December 9th show. Location: Garden Center, 1850 N. 9th Ave, Pensacola, 6:30pm for social, 7:00 pm program.
Saturday Oct. 21st – ALL HANDS NEEDED! This is a very BIG and Important Work Day at the Shade House starting at 9:00am. We will be potting our harvested air layers, spraying camellias, fertilizing, and general clean up. Please bring your gloves and water bottles.
Saturday Oct. 28th – UWF Camellia Garden Work Day starting at 9:00am. We will be gibbing and general cleaning up of the garden. Please bring your gloves and water bottles.
November 2023
Saturday Nov. 18th – Pensacola Camellia Club at Palafox Market selling camellias and promoting upcoming events. If you can help between 8:00am -2:00pm please contact Louise at 850-780-0410. Please bring a chair, dress for the weather and we will greet the shoppers with camellias and smiles!
Tuesday Nov. 21st – General Meeting – Program: ‘To Be Announced.’ Location: Garden Center, 6:30pm for social, 7:00 pm program. Please bring in your toy donation for “Toys for Tots” that we will use in place of show prizes for our December Camellia Show winners.
December 2023
Friday Dec. 1st & Saturday Dec. 2nd – Pensacola Camellia Club at ‘St. Christopher’s Caravan’, 3200 North 12th Avenue, Pensacola selling camellias and promoting upcoming events. If you can help between 9am-4pm please contact Louise at 850-780-0410. Please bring a chair, dress for the weather and we will greet the shoppers with camellias and smiles!
Tuesday Dec. 5th – General Meeting – Christi Hankins/ Show Chairperson presenting “Where your help is needed for our Camellia Show”. We will finalize all jobs for setup and the show. Location: Garden Center, 1850 N. 9th Ave, Pensacola, 6:30pm for social, 7:00 pm program. Please bring in your toy donation for “Toys for Tots” that we will use in place of show prizes for our December Camellia Show winners.
Friday Dec. 8th – Show set up at Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio located at 1000 College Boulevard. (They are located across from the Pensacola International Airport, on the corner of College Blvd. and 9th Ave.) Time and details will be in the November newsletter.
Saturday Dec. 9th – Pensacola Camellia Club 85th Annual Camellia Show at The Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio along with Plant Sales. Exhibitors start time is 7:00am – 10:00am; Judging begins at 10:30am – 1:00pm, Open to the Public to enjoy all of the blooms 1:00pm – 4:00pm. Plant Sales 9:00an -4:00pm.