Blooming at Mission San Juan Capistrano: Camellias

I have zero skills when it comes to gardening and plant care. To be honest, I don’t wish to garden at all. But, I do appreciate trees, flowers, and plants so walking in gardens give me the visual stimulation I want.

I took a quick walk at Mission San Juan Capistrano to check out what is in bloom today. Winter isn’t the best for garden viewing, but there are always a few flowers that bloom this time of year, camellias being one of them.

There are some camellia trees in the central garden on the east side. Three or four sit near Serra Chapel and one is near the “colorful” yellow wall. It’s mid-February and many of the camellias are open.

There are many buds preparing to blossom. I almost like these buds more than the open flowers.

I find my eyes wandering to the unopened camellias more than the opened ones.

The color combo goes well together. I mentioned this in my post last year as well. Very shabby chic.

A weird sighting today was when I looked at the white camellia tree (I have no idea if called another name) and not one camellia has bloomed. Interesting, and if you can explain why I would love to hear it.

Lastly, all the rose bushes are pruned which means there are only good things to come.

If you are local and you become a Mission San Juan Capistrano Preservation Society member then you can visit all year-long and watch the garden grow.

Additional Posts of Mission San Juan Capistrano:

Afternoon Walk: Downtown San Juan Capistrano

Coffee and Talk: Walk at the San Clemente Beach Trail

Autumn Colors in Downtown San Juan Capistrano

Easy-to-Track Mileage Walk: Rancho Santa Margarita Lake

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Comments

Suerae Stein says:

February 19, 2013 at 12:03 pm

It’s so nice to see something blooming… especially something that lovely. Thank you for bringing some color and bloom to my wintry day!
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- Traci Lehman says:
  
  February 19, 2013 at 9:43 pm
  
  Hi Suerae! Glad someone appreciates these bursts of color like I do. Have a wonderful week!
  
Misti says:

February 19, 2013 at 8:02 pm

Very nice! We’ve added two camellias to our yard on the premise they were deer resistant. Hah, tell that to the deer! Hopefully when they get taller they will not be so tasty!
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- Traci Lehman says:
  
  February 19, 2013 at 9:44 pm
  
  Misti, very cool! Are they blooming? I have one camellia tree in my yard and the flowers began blooming early January. Those pesky deer.
  
Jeffrey Willius says:

February 19, 2013 at 8:13 pm

This is just beautiful, Traci — this post and your whole blog! I’ve subscribed to your RSS feed. Thanks for taking a peek at my blog. I hope we can stay in touch…
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- Traci Lehman says:
  
  February 19, 2013 at 9:47 pm
  
  Thanks Jeffrey! I have been following your blog for a bit. I love to see what winter is like in other parts of the country and you have a wonderful sense of wonder. Keep up the good work!