Greenville Camellia Society

Greenville Camellia Society

Facility Address Beeland Community Center
1016 East Commerce St.
Greenville, AL  36037
Town Greenville
State AL
Website https://www.facebook.com/people/Greenville-Camellia-Society/61553565599102/
Email thegreenvillecamelliasociety@gmail.com

GREENVILLE CAMELLIA SOCIETY
2024 - 2025
 






 

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About the Greenville Camellia Society

The charming city of Greenville, Alabama is the quintessential southern town with a rich history, beautiful Victorian homes and an abundance of camellias. Greenville is known as The Camellia City and played a major role in the camellia being named Alabama's state flower.

The first camellia plants were brought and planted in Greenville by the pioneer migration in the 1840s. Very large and very old camellia trees are sprinkled throughout the city. Aurelia Herbert Calhoun is said to have brought the first Camellia Japonica to Greenville from South Carolina in 1848.

The Greenville Camellia Society is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote interest in and knowledge of our state flower, the Camellia Japonica, and other varieties of camellias. Our purpose is to identify, care for, and promote our historical camellias in and around our city, including Beeland Park, Pioneer and Magnolia cemeteries, and downtown. We encourage our citizens to continue to plant camellias to preserve our namesake as The Camellia City. We hold many fun activities and fundraisers throughout the year to support our mission. GCS is an all inclusive organization that welcomes men and women as members.

The Greenville Camellia Society is proud to honor the heritage of The Camellia City and reclaim Greenville’s legacy of holding an annual camellia show. Our first annual show in January 2024 was a smashing success! We hope to recapture the magic of the historical camellia shows held here in the 1950s. Our goal is to promote our community and increase tourism in Greenville.

In the Spring of 2023, our historic Beeland Park Gardens became the 65th garden named to the national American Camellia Trail. Holding an annual American Camellia Society-sponsored camellia show comes with this prestigious designation. It is our mission to continue to raise the interest of Greenville’s camellia history and heritage.

Society Contact: Mrs. Jan Newton

Email Contact: thegreenvillecamelliasociety@gmail.com

Join the Greenville Camellia Society !!!!

Kute_Kate-2724 Greenville Camellia Society Membership Form
Download the form and join us
 
Lori_Clevenger-2754 Greenville Camellia Society Newsletter
Second Annual Show

Greenville Camellia Society Show Results - 2024

Sporting_Class-2757 Beeland Park Gardens - Greenville, Alabama
Results from January 27, 2024

American Camellia Society National Convention - 2025

Sporting_Class-2757 Hilton at University of Florida Conference Center Gainesville
January 2 - 5, 2025

Executive Committee - 2024 - 2025

Position Name Email Term
President Jan Newton newton3370@yahoo.com 2024-2027
Vice-President (Show Chairman) Helena Shirley helena.shirley@aol.com 2024-2027
Treasurer Mary Bates batesturkey@gmail.com 2024-2027
Secretary Carol Black carol.black77@gmail.com 2024-2027
Parliamentarian Jean Thompson jathompson@camelliacom.com 2024-2027
Publicity Pamala Nolan pamala@elmore.rr.com  
Historian Barbara Middleton barbaramiddleton470@gmail.com  

Schedule of Events - 2024-2025

Date Event Time Location
Monday, September 9, 2024 Camellia CityFest - Plant Sales 9:00 A. M - 2:00 P. M Greenville, AL
September 11-October 18, 2024 Holiday Greenery Sales - sales of wreaths and other holiday greenery N/A Butler County, AL
September 25-28, 2024 Butler County Fair - plant sales 5:00 P. M. - 8:00 P. M. Greenville, AL
September 30-October 1, 2024 ACCS Convention N/A Savannah, GA
October 12-13, 2024 MGCS Camellia Show 8:00 A. M. - Noon Perry, GA
October 18-19, 2024 GCCS Convention N/A Pensacola, FL
Saturday, November 2, 2024 Fall at the Fort - plant sales 9:00 A. M. - 4:00 P.M. Fort Deposit, AL
Saturday, December 14, 2024 Pensacola Camellia Club Show 8:00 A. M. - Noon Pensacola, FL
       
January 2 - 5, 2025 ACS NATIONAL CONVENTION N/A Hilton at University of Florida Conference Center Gainesville
Saturday, January 4, 2025 ACS NATIONAL SHOW 7:00 A. M. - NOON Kanapaha Botanical Garden
Saturday & Sunday, February, 15-16, 2025 Greenville Camellia Show 1:00 P. M. - 4:00 P. M. LBW Campus
750 Greenville BY-Pass, Greenville, AL
Saturday & Sunday, February 15-16, 2025 Gees Bend Quilt Exhibit 1:00 A. M. - 4:00 P. M. Beeland Park Community Center
1016 E. Commerce St., Greenville, AL
Ongoing Camellia show
Sponsorship drive - in conjunction with Annual Camellia Show		    
Ongoing Novice judge and Master
Gardener training		    
Ongoing Historical markers, membership drive, ACS membership drive    

ACS Camellia - Society Archives

Meredith Green-2727 Archive Show Results
Results back to 2007

Camellia Points of Interest
Greenville Alabama Area

Meredith Green-2727 Beeland Park Gardens - Greenville, Alabama
The 8 acre camellia gardens are within the perimeter of our Beeland Park. There are 300 plus camellias that are 70 years old. On the east side of Beeland park, a new garden was planted about 10 years ago. There are about 100 additional sasanquas and japonicas in the “new” garden.
 
Sporting_Class-2757 Magnolia Cemetary
The City of Greenville’s Horticulture Department oversees and maintains Magnolia Cemetery. Magnolia has significant historical value and we encourage the public to visit and enjoy the serene beauty of the cemetery. Hours of operation are sunrise to sunset.
 
Kute_Kate-2724 Pioneer Cemetery
Our mission is to honor the memory of Greenville's early settlers by restoring and preserving Pioneer Cemetery as a place of beauty and a source of pride for the community and all who visti there.
 

GCS at annual garden party meeting in May 2024

GCS planting camellia garden on LBW campus in April 2024

GCS at CityFest selling plants in September 2024