Camellia Festival & Heritage Day at Eden Gardens State Park. Saturday Feb 12

[Teresa]

Camellia Festival & Heritage Day at Eden Gardens State Park
Saturday, February 12, 2011
9am-3pm


Eden Gardens State Park - Saturday, February 12, 2011 9am-3pm
Eden Gardens State Park and the Friends of Eden invite everyone to the annual Camellia Fest. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch.
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Dr. Gordon Oates from the Pensacola Camellia Society will give a presentation on the care of camellias. Presenters will be demonstrating the skills of past generations; including historical talks, period cooking, turpentining, candle making, butterchurning, old time games and toys, as well as moonshining and blacksmithing. Archaeologists will be speaking on local area history and culture.
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[jpbhen]

wonderful! we need advice on our three transplants, purchased several years ago at eden gardens. this should be a great opportunity to ask questions.

 

[scooterbug44]

I am SO in for a moonshining lesson!

 

[jpbhen]

I am SO in for a moonshining lesson!

i could teach you how to brew hard cider - like woodchuck. yum!

 

[scooterbug44]

Yes, I hear some of the local kids are quite good at that too. ;-)

I woodchuck!

 

[Teresa]

I'm ready to purchase some of their little baby camellia bushes.