rjlinva,
Junie Lancaster is a japonica.
They aren't usually used as ideal espalier candidates.
Not to say that you can't use it, but usually the smaller
sasanqua camellia is used.
You can find a sasanqua online that flowers when you want it to, depending on what color you want. Sasanquas also are more sun tolerant that japonicas.
GOod Luck!

Thanks, butterfly4u...I was thinking that a sasanqua might be what I needed. Now...any suggestions for one that is brightly colored and tends to bloom December-January in this zone?

Robert

It is possible to espalier C. japonica against a wall. Perhaps your problem was in the shape of your plant selection. Did you choose one with a very straight, single trunk branched almost to the ground? Did you then remove all the backside branching and plant it tight to the wall? If so, give your Junie Lancaster a few years to develop. It should shape up.

Robert,
Nandina is right. Why do you think it isn't working on the side of the garage? You seem to be unhappy with it so far.
What do you have it growing on? A wood frame? The garage is white, is it cinderblock? wood?
Prune it the way Nandina says and give it at least one more growing season to see what you think.
You have a beautiful camellia there, just make sure you don't let it dry out in winter or summer. That will affect the way it grows for you.
Good Luck!

I certainly appreciate your comments. The Junie Lancaster hasn't grown much at all yet. I am not "unhappy" with it, I just thought, if it was a bad candidate for this treatment, I would move it before it gets established. I have no trouble leaving it there!

Thanks so much.

Robert