South Carolina garden collects pre-1900 camellia varieties

Sunday, March 11, 2012

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A South Carolina garden's goal of creating the world's largest collection of ancient camellias is a bit closer with the addition of about 200 ancient varieties in recent years, including about 100 brought from Europe in recent months.

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