Camellia Week
January 20 – 24, 2025
Come and celebrate Sherman Gardens’ Camellia Collection with events and activities.
Sherman Gardens features over 120 different varieties of Camellias. This winter-blooming plant is at its best at the end of January, when the garden will be resplendent with a huge variety of camellia flowers.
Camellia Week includes talks, classes and displays for everyone to enjoy. Drop in to see our beautiful Camellia Bloom Table; attend a tour by Sherman Gardens’ Camellia expert, Carol Younger; learn how to create your own bonsai using dwarf camellia or discover how to use camellia flowers to create floral arrangements for the home.
Don’t forget to simply wander the gardens and enjoy Sherman Gardens’ Camellia Collection.
Events and Activities
Exhibit: Camellia Bloom Table – All week
Buy: Camellia Plant Sale at the Garden Shop – all week
Camellia Paper-Making Demonstration
Monday, January 20 @ 10 am – 1:30 pm
Free with Garden Admission – No Registration Required.
Join Debra Mauzy-Melitz from the Coastal Bonsai Society to learn how make a camellia out of crepe paper. At the beginning of each hour from 10 am to 1 pm, Debra will demonstrate how to make camellia petals out of Italian heavy crepe paper and stamens, leaves and buds out of double-sided German crepe paper. These crepe papers are different from the crepe paper you may have used in the past and allow the finished product to look more realistic. Everyone is welcome to watch but 4 garden guests can make their own camellia free of charge at each demo. All tools and supplies will be provided.
Demonstration times: 10 am, 11 am, 12pm and 1pm.
Workshop: Creating Bonsai with Dwarf Camellia
Tuesday, January 21 @ 10 am – 1 pm
$75 Member / $85 Non-Member
Join Debra Mauzy-Melitz from the Coastal Bonsai Society to learn how to maintain and display a camellia in a traditional Japanese style. During the class you will prepare a dwarf camellia to be grown into a traditional windswept design, called Fukinagashi. After repotting the camellia into an asymmetric pot, you will learn how to wire the branches to encourage directional growth. Register Here
Tea 101 with Jadetiger Tea® Discovery Table
Wednesday, January 22 from 11 AM to 2 PM
Free with Garden Admission – No Registration Required.
Join Tea Sommelier, Lan Pham Zentil founder of Jadetiger Tea®, to learn the basics about tea (hint: Camellia Sinensis), what is tea, how to steep it, top three tea mistakes we don’t know we’re making, tea benefits, and more. Enjoy a sampling of organic tea and come see what a tea leaf looks like in person.
Talk and Demonstration: Camellia Flower Arranging for the Home
Thursday, January 23 @ 11 am
Free event – Registration Required.
Join Norm Nakanishi for a flower arranging demonstration using camellia blooms from the Sherman collection. Learn how to use camellias to create beautiful arrangements during the winter months. Register Here
Camellia Tour with Carol Younger, Senior Horticulturist and Sherman Camellia Expert
Tuesday, January 24 @ 11 am – Register Here
Free Event – Registration Required
Explore the wonders of the extensive Sherman Library & Gardens Camellia Collection with Senior Horticulturist and Camellia expert, Carol Younger. Take a tour of the garden, enjoy the 120 varieties on show, learn some tips and tricks about Camellia care, and get the best advice on which to choose for your garden.