A bit bedraggled

A day of sunshine and showers. Started off cold but wormed up a bit. My camellia is looking straggly and careworn. I think it is too near the house and lacking in something. very straggly this year and forlorn. Any suggestions welcome
Church on Teams. A guy dropped round to pick up his click which Akan looked at in the week snd his wife’s teddy bear. This teddy is 40+ years old and need lots of tlc. She wants nothing doing to it other than a mitten to keep the stuffing in place on his paw. I could get it repaired professionally for her but she loves it as it is so I will make a pair of matching mittens. Never done anything like it before so here goes