Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Gardenias

Driving home this evening, I rolled down the window.  There is something hypnotic about the sound of the wind as it rushes by my window.

Pulling into my drive, I knew the gardenias were blooming before I saw them. The aroma would have made Mother Nature smile.

One can no longer see our backyard fence because of the gardenia bushes. They all started the same way – Jilda snapped the stem of a gardenia blossom, put it in a vase in our house. When the beauty fades, and the blossom petals fall, she keeps the stems watered.

After a few weeks, the stems all develop roots. We plant those roots, and they grow to ten or 12 feet tall. They just started blooming, but within a week, there will be hundreds of blossoms that look as if they were carved from ivory.


6 comments:

  1. Today, it seemed to us over night, Sherry's favorite bush out front is being covered with those White lovely flowers. Yes the smell is very strong and pleasant. Nice shot, I can almost smell a faint scent.
    SWEET entry
    Sherry & jack

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  2. Colour me jealous.
    I adore gardenias but have a decidedly brown thumb where they are concerned.
    Thank you for your support for Cindi on my blog.

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  3. That must be beautiful The small and the blooms ! Everyday it's something new. What a blessing.

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  4. Oh that looks so lovely and do they smell? Jilda has a green thumb

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