A last gardenia to enjoy this year. One of the real joys of living in the deep South is having these beautiful fragrant flowers thru late spring and into summer. The fragrance wafting through the air brings to mind high school proms and summer vacations. We have many planted all over the garden in several varieties--the dwarf ones form a border across the front of the house and larger ones are specimen plants under the live oaks. When blooming they envelop the house in sweet clouds of scent that are captured under the umbrella of the oaks.
The last bloom was a surprise, and I picked it to extend the sweet memories of spring and summer.
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