Gardenia

Gardenia is my favorite southern flower. Its perfumed fragrance just says Summer and Southern and Sweet! Our large gardenia bush needs pruning, but I hate to cut it back!

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.