The warmth of May has finally brought the first waxy white gardenias with their gorgeous green leaves. The small star gardenias out front have bloomed but they barely last. Now the real things are getting ready to go in to full bloom, filling the path to the studio with their scent, and they will go on for weeks.
The first buds appear, and there are so many of them!
Pure white
I love how these pop up overnight.
Full bloom. Let the party begin. And the scent...
...even the garden statue is ecstatic.
Loved the stroll thurogh your beautiful yard-I would LOVE to have some of those Gardenias! mmmmm I think I can smell them! I do have lots and lots of Hydrangeas though (blue, pink, white) that bloom profusely every year without a whole lot of help from me. They must really love the soil here.