GAINESVILLE CAMELLIA SOCIETY
2023 / 2024

Lady Ruth Ritter
C. reticulata 'Lady Ruth Ritter'

The Gainesville Camellia Society is a local society in Gainesville, Florida, whose members meet in the fall, winter and spring months and who present an annual Camellia show during that period, typically the first full weekend in January. The monthly meetings are devoted to the various cultural aspects of the Camellia, including grafting, air layering, pruning, and applying gibberellic acid for earlier and larger blooms. We enjoy all camellias, including japonicas, sasanquas, reticulatas, hybrids, and species.

Annual dues are: Single, $15, and Joint Membership, $20. Dues are due July 1 each year.

We usually meet from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on the third Sunday of the month from September through May. We usually meet in the GRU Conference Room at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, located at 4700 S.W. 58th Drive Gainesville, FL 32608. The main entrance is on SW Archer Road (State Road 24), 1 mile west of Interstate 75 (exit #384). Our feature event is an interesting speaker. Refreshments are served and camellia plants are auctioned.

Our Camellia Show is the first full weekend of each new year at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. The next show will be January 5 - 6, 2019, and will highlight all the camellias in bloom.


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Kute_Kate-2724 Gainesville Camellia Society Membership Form
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Lori_Clevenger-2754 Gainesville Camellia Society Newsletter
April 2024 Newsletter
 
Sporting_Class-2757 Gainesville Camellia Society Newsletter - Archives
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Meredith_Green-2727 Gainesville Constitution & By-Laws
 

Gainesville Camellia Society Show Results - 2020

Sporting_Class-2757 Kanapaha Botanical Gardens - Gainesville, Florida
Results from January 4-5, 2020
 


Executive Committee - 2020/2021

Position Name Email
President Jerry Hogsette jhogsett@bellsouth.net
1st Vice-President (Show Chairman) Debbie Ellis debbieellis992@gmail.com
2nd Vice-President (Programs) Hawser Pearce swpgbty@gmail.com
Treasurer Merry Reid merryreid@outlook.com
Secretary Charles Simon cgsimon@gowebway.com
Director Patrick Andrews patrickandrews@att.net
Director Jay Ellis debbieellis992@gmail.com
Director Alan Hyde skihyde@hotmail.com
Director Cathy Martin martin99@bellsouth.net
Director Bev Ritter bevchuckr@earthlink.net
Director Chuck Ritter bevchuckr@earthlink.net
Director Dianne Simon dianecsimon@yahoo.com
Director John Swanson johnbssquaredetc@gmail.com
Director Irma Velez idvelez@cox.net
Director Carter Wittman mcrwj@hotmail.com

Schedule of Events - 2018-2019


Date Event Time Location
Sunday, September 20, 2020 Monthly Meeting 2:00 P. M.

Via Zoom

Sunday, October 18, 2020 Monthly Meeting 2:00 P. M. Via Zoom
Sunday, November 15, 2020 Monthly Meeting 2:00 P. M.

Via Zoom

Sunday, December 20, 2020 Monthly Meeting 2:00 P. M.

Via Zoom

       
Sunday, January 17, 2021 Monthly Meeting 2:00 P. M. Via Zoom
Sunday, February 21, 2021 Monthly Meeting 2:00 P. M. Via Zoom
Sunday, March 21, 2021 Monthly Meeting 2:00 P. M. Via Zoom
Sunday, April 18, 2021 Monthly Meeting 2:00 P. M. Via Zoom
Sunday, May 16, 2021 Monthly meeting 2:00 P. M. Via Zoom

Gainesville Camellia - Society Archives

Meredith Green-2727 Archive Show Results
Results back to 2009
 
Camellia Points of Interest
Gainesville, Florida Area

Meredith Green-2727 Kanapaha Botanical Gardens - Gainesville, Florida
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens is a 62 acre facility developed and operated by the North Florida Botanical Society, a non-profit educational organization.