Jul 24, 2021

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The Camden House Orchard: Historic Survivor of Age, Disease, Drought, Fire, Flood, and Neglect

The Camden House at Christmas. Photo: Eden, Journal of the California Garden & Landscape History Society, Winter 2021, Volume 24, Number 1. pp. 52–3.

“Success was called LUCK by those that failed. From observation, nine-tenths of the ‘luck’ came from hard work and judgment.” — Charles Camden [1]

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