camellia love

We moved into our house in early fall. The front of the house was entirely obscured by camellia bushes, taller than the front roof-line. Needless to say, they were not in bloom. I've confessed here before, I didn't used to be a particularly big fan of camellias; I imagined they might all be removed.
However; they have been trimmed back to more manageable heights, and it turns out to be a nice visual buffer from the street. And now, in the spring, we walk out the front door right into a wall of flowers.
Which we like!