Your camellia is newly planted and is, of course, going through the process of establishing itself--developing its root system, among other things. It is not uncommon for newly planted camellias to look wretched. The plant is also getting ready to begin its growth cycle, which explains the yellowing leaves. They are getting ready to fall off the plant and be replaced with new leaves. A newly planted camellia requires time--a year, sometimes several years, to establish itself. Several years may pass before the plant begins to bloom reliably. What you need to do is leave the camellia alone, except for keeping it well-watered, while the plant establishes itself. If you keep obsessing over your precious camellia and doing all kinds of things to it, you are going to kill it. While your attentions to the plant are, no doubt, well-intentioned, they are misguided. The excessive attention will do the plant in. At that point, I say let it rest in peace and be free from your smother love.

. . . and now it begins I had SPECIFICALLY insisted that the carpet be power stretched. It was written on my order. It was written on the installers' job sheet. So what do I find when I check on their progress? A stinger. Which punches holes in the carpet and is explicitly prohibited by the CRI. I took a picture of it and emailed it to Lowes, and told them that the installer had violated the Mohawk warranty requirements. And hopefully didn't take chunks out of my subfloor in the process, but probably did. The installation team manager called Mohawk to confirm what I told him, and they said yes, stingers are a no go. So, I told them they are going to have to do it all over again, with new fresh materials, and do it right. more fun.

Very nice color choices! They all would be easy to pair furnishings with. I think super dark or super light are the limiting colors. To me yours are neutral. I did exactly what you did regarding tests!! i don’t want a broken heart when my expensive investment is ruined from not seeing how they would do under certain circumstances. I try to be so careful but I’ve had a few accidents and it held up well. I did grey oak engineered hardwood. Love it...my dog chases his ball all over the house and they still look great!! The trim wasn’t done here but this is the finished product

Jackie, they are beautiful. So many blooms, wow!! Jackie how many roses are there ? I meant is it one bush, 2 or 3 ?? I am curious but I will be shocked if you said one. Congrats for posting and I am sure glad you manage to do that :) BEAUTIFUL jin