Last year, our gardenia bushes (we have two of them) had only about 5 blooms together.
It may sound like I am exaggerating, but really, I am just being generous.
THIS year, however, is a different story! Yippie! I cannot keep count of how many we have had blooming on the bushes. I spoke with a man at a nursery recently, and he thinks we did not fertilize them last year. Possibly. Though we have not fertilized them this year either. I honestly think the drought we had in the summer of 2010 made things difficult for the spring and summer following. It seems like nature is making up for its difficult years.
I am loving all of these photos this time. I was trying to capture the gardenias in their different phases of blooming. It seems like they stay in the green phase for ages.
Yet, once they get to the next place, where the green, fades, and one can finally see the soft and sturdy petals all folded together, snap fast, and stick around. You may see the bursting of the blossom as it unfolds and releases its heady perfume.
These are just some more flowers blooming in our flower beds and tucked under trees and grasses
I think that I have other photos of these roses from last year. These are hardy flowers. They are tucked in our back yard and are a pleasant surprise when we walk around the corner.
Of course, they are not the type of roses you can just go pluck. It is hard to find a space on its stems void of thorns. When cutting some for a vase, and not wearing gardening gloves, I have to hold on--and carry--the roses by their leaves.
Though the photo below is a weed that I pulled from our flower beds, I couldn't help but see its loveliness as well. Look at the small grain heads! They are so pretty!
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