Gee, you ask difficult questions. I guess whether or not it's going to take full sun is going to depend on variables such as variety, soil, etc. In Sydney you see very old camellias that have grown into trees and waving around up there totally exposed to sun, wind, etc. They don't seem to mind - I guess they have their roots in the right mix.

I suppose the answer is how much time have you got? I wouldn't plant a camellia in full sun (I gave up planting for posterity after I moved from my last house and the new owners pulled almost everything out and replaced with every known kitchy garden artifact they could find - at least your neighbours seem to have stuck to one style) and I also have heavy frost to contend with. Both tend to burn the flowers.

I think I'd think short-term and move it. But if you do decide to leave it where it is, provide Hilton standard room-service.

Yep I will start digging a new bed for it this weekend and go and get all the necessary accoutrements, that you suggested, from the nursery. I hope this 5-star room service and a personal butler (me) to wait on it hand and foot so that it does not become too stressed will do the trick! I will let you know in due course how it all went!!