This is the time of year when the camellias are in bloom. While most of the country is gray and leafless, here in the South we still have color to celebrate, even when the temperatures dip below freezing as they have recently. It's all good: the cold will kill off some of the cockroaches and other vermin, while the flowers remind us that warmth will return in a few days. These camellias have been bred to flower and it never ceases to amaze me to see a plant in full bloom with a carpet of fallen petals.
