Read our Spring Newsletter for the latest news from the Tea Garden, including event and workshop dates! Register for workshops at Camellia Forest and contact us to be added to the newsletter or inquire about custom events and tours.
Schedule for 2021
(Note: to reduce potential COVID-19 transmission, and by county ordinance, masks are required during events at Camellia Forest when 6 foot distancing cannot be maintained.)
May 30th, 10-4
On the last Sunday of May, join us for our "First Flush Fest" to stroll around the gardens, relax in the shade, and sip fresh tea. Free for all, but to help keep this event sustainable and support our internship program, please consider donating!
June 12&26/July 10&24
"Intro to the Tea Garden" (2-4 pm on Saturdays)
June 13&27/July 11&25
“Harvest & Processing Basics” (10-3 pm on Sundays)
August
For those who have joined us for Harvest & Processing, or have other experience harvesting tea, we also offer “Pick Your Own” opportunities by appointment.
September/October
"Grow Your Own" (Sundays)
(Click here for more details on workshops and other classes)
October (TBD)
In late October, we will hold our second open house of the year, "Fall Tea for All"
November (TBD)
In mid-November, we hold a “Meet the Makers” event
May 30th, 10-4
On the last Sunday of May, join us for our "First Flush Fest" to stroll around the gardens, relax in the shade, and sip fresh tea. Free for all, but to help keep this event sustainable and support our internship program, please consider donating!
June 12&26/July 10&24
"Intro to the Tea Garden" (2-4 pm on Saturdays)
June 13&27/July 11&25
“Harvest & Processing Basics” (10-3 pm on Sundays)
August
For those who have joined us for Harvest & Processing, or have other experience harvesting tea, we also offer “Pick Your Own” opportunities by appointment.
September/October
"Grow Your Own" (Sundays)
(Click here for more details on workshops and other classes)
October (TBD)
In late October, we will hold our second open house of the year, "Fall Tea for All"
November (TBD)
In mid-November, we hold a “Meet the Makers” event
- Surrounded by flowering Camellias, meet the makers and check some holiday shopping off your to-do list
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Tea tours
Come visit the nursery or schedule a tea garden tour! Greenhouses are open Saturdays 10-4pm, Sundays from 12-5, and by appointment. |
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We provide custom classes for tea and garden clubs, and host school visits (ages 12 and up through college).
Examples of past events include:
- Master Gardeners' seminar, Waddell Barnes Botanical Gardens, Macon, GA
- Seminar, education booth and tasting (~1000 visitors), Longwood Gardens, PA, for American Camellia Society Annual Meeting
- Tea talk to accompany formal English Tea, Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, NC
