Camellia Courtyard...

At the back of the house I grew up in there is a courtyard and it's full of Camellia's. They were finishing flowering when I was home on the weekend.

They were still full that I can only imagine how amazing they looked in full bloom...

Don't you think they're pretty?...

And I love this sundial. This has been in the garden for as long as I can remember...

Coco Chanel was really on to something when she chose the Camellia that would become Chanel's iconic symbol don't you think?

Does anyone know why she chose the Camellia? I have done a spot of googling and haven't been able to find a source that tells me. I would love to hear from you if you know...

Jx

Flowers from my Garden

When we moved into our new home 6 months ago there was already an established garden here. Sadly we want to change much of it as it's not quite our style. But what we do have that we are keeping are several Camelia Sasanqua plants that have been planted down one side of the house to provide a screen against the boundary fence. 


They are currently flowering and they are a really pretty pink. As mentioned in a previous post I enjoy fresh flowers in the house so I picked some on Saturday and I really love how they look.


Here is a photo of the flowers from my very own garden;

Image: Jessica Flett