camelias

[mum to be]

I have camelias in my back yard they look pretty sick brown curled up leaves woody and most of the leaves have fallen off there just basically sticks I always fertilize every 6 mths water in winter there in part shade part sun good organic top soil are they dead or will they come back next season help concerned gardener mum to be

[Thunderbird+]

Its possible your camellias may have suffered from frost or cold wind damage, partial sun and shade sounds ok but the site needs to be sheltered if possible. Cut back any obviously dead wood in may and hopefully it might resprout. Caellias do not do so well on chalky soils. A good mulch of manure or ericacious compost around the roots may be of benifit, everything else you are doing seems fine. Dont forget to keep it well watered all year round ! Good Luck.