One of the lovely things about tropical holidays is the smell in the evening - all those beautiful flowers that come into their own in the dark, seductive scents wafting and drifting on gentle ocean breezes. The gardenia is one of those with a particularly sweet and luscious fragrance.
This bloom is from a bush planted 28 years ago in the front garden of a dear friend by her late mother. Recently, it survived being transplanted to her back garden and this Summer is covered in masses of splendid waxy-white flowers, pretty good going for a 28-year old shrub.
How lovely. It definitely loves its new home. I'm picking bunches of blooms daily. Must feed it Epsom salt this evening. It's the first thing I see each morning when I open my bedroom curtain. Xxx
ReplyDeleteHow lovely. It definitely loves its new home. I'm picking bunches of blooms daily. Must feed it Epsom salt this evening. It's the first thing I see each morning when I open my bedroom curtain. Xxx
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