Saturday, July 28, 2007

Gardenia

One gardenia bush is all it takes to make a small yard smell sweet. One bloom can bring fragrance to your house. This strong-scented flower is a southern tradition for summer gardens. We rooted this bush and another in the front yard from a gardenia in my in-law's yard. Gardenias are easy to grow but difficult to defend the leaves from pesky white gnats.

5 comments:

Victoria said...

What a lovely flower!

NorthBayPhoto said...

A very beautiful flower and photo.

Annie said...

Those flowers make me swoon. Have you ever seen pictures of Billy Holiday, the great jazz/blues singer who used to wear a gardenia in her hair?

isa said...

I agree with Annie - they are my favorites, too!

Anonymous said...

Oh, gosh, I love gardenias. I can just about smell this one, the photo is that good.

Thanks for your visit to Olympia Daily Photo, too!

Zanabel