{"id":149235,"date":"2025-01-24T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T11:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/need-a-splash-of-colour-to-brighten-your-winter-garden-vivid-pink-camellias-are-just-the-job\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T18:20:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T11:20:52","slug":"need-a-splash-of-colour-to-brighten-your-winter-garden-vivid-pink-camellias-are-just-the-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/need-a-splash-of-colour-to-brighten-your-winter-garden-vivid-pink-camellias-are-just-the-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Need a splash of colour to brighten your winter garden? Vivid pink camellias are just the job"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nToo brash and blowsy for some, these glorious flowers deserve a warmer welcome, especially at this time of yearThere are some plants that are inherently divisive \u2013 horticultural Marmite, either beloved or hated. Dahlias come\u00a0to mind, as do chrysanthemums: big, brash, often in questionable colours. Another is the camellia, which can be dismissed as being a bit Barbara Cartland due to its unabashed pinkness, but is gloriously welcome in these dark days of January \u2013 and beyond.When I think of camellias I think of\u00a0them at their fairytale best: the enormous tree-like shrub versions that begin blooming at this time of year, alongside the azaleas in Cannizaro Park in Wimbledon. Or the charming oddity that is the camellia house in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, where they belie their hardiness in that geometric Georgian building. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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