Old Town Camellia Garden - Columbus, Georgia

Old Town Camellia Garden - Columbus, Georgia

About the Garden

The Camellia Garden at Old Town, is located in north Columbus at a fabulous real estate development called Old Town. This garden was the brainchild of the developer, Bruce Jones. He asked his father-in-law, Sam Wellborn, to build a camellia garden for the residents of Old Town. It was begun in 2018 and it has been planted in phases just like the garden at the botanical garden. This garden now has about 1,000 cultivars consisting of a nice blend of japonicas, retics, sasanquas and hybrid camellias. Many of the plants are still young and small, but they are growing fast. The varieties were primarily acquired from Tommy Alden, Randolph Maphis, Mark Crawford and Jim Pruckler. The overriding feature of this garden is the setting for the garden which completely encompasses a large hillside complete with two small ponds, numerous streams and several waterfalls: all of which were professionally built at the inception of Old Town. These water features, along with exquisite rock work, provide a garden setting like no other. Companion plants include maples, native azaleas, regular azaleas, dogwoods, magnolias and several other flowering trees. Even though located at a different space, this garden also features the First Ladies of Georgia Collection grown by Mark Crawford.