Right outside my front door

I went out the front door and down the step and turned right around and went back for the camera. There is a gardenia bush on either side of the steps and one had such a perfect blossom on it this morning. I see the other one has one coming. All winter this bush has been trying to get a blossom and it keeps getting frosted or frozen. It finally made it.





It's the same flower, different views.
dooley

 

Isn't that a wonderful sight? I like the scent of the Gardenia, but have never grown it since it's a houseplant here.

 

I just love gardenia. Yours are beautiful. Unfortunately mine dies everytime I try to grow them

 

I'm so glad it finally kept a bud long enough to bloom.I hope mine blooms after I get home.I love the smell of them.It is a very beautiful bloom.

 

beautiful bloom indeed!! I had a bush when i lived in America and the smell would come thru screened porch and just totally relax me. I sure miss that plant.

 

Biita I have one and the smell is heavenly intoxicating when its blooming.My brother has two
large ones growing in front of his front porch.It is wonderful when they are in full bloom.

 

Lucky you! They're houseplants here too. Here, we all wait for the lilacs to bloom which is a wonderful thing.

 

I've never seen Gardenia before...it's lovely!

 

Oh lucky lucky you! That is so pretty and the scent must be wonderful. Gardenia wouldn't make it here and I have never been successful with one inside....

 

That's really cool. I like how the petals untwist to open.

 

I can't wait for mine to bloom. It is by the screened in porch, so I can enjoy it while I'm outside. I will plant another one under my bedroom window. Just love the sweet smell of the Gardenia's.

 

I'm glad I got a picture of it yesterday because today it is waterlogged and bedraggled looking. We have had two or three inches of rain between yesterday and this morning. More rain coming, we're told. dooley

 

That's a beautiful flower, Dooley. Enjoyed it!