My Gardenias are blooming and the yard is filled with delicious-ness. One bloom can scent an entire room!
My oldest Gardenia bush was my grandfathers…it was his favorite. My grandfather has been gone for 41 years, and I have had his Gardenia bush for the past 20 or so years. It’s a bit of pressure when your family heirloom is a living thing! Every year I am grateful when it blooms! It was blooming last week too, when my parents were here, and MY father got to see HIS fathers Gardenia in bloom. It made us both very happy :)
Wishing you all a great weekend!
OMG How special is that! Ahhhh, I can just smell the scent of that beautiful flower from here. Happy weekend.
Hugs,
Rebecca
Posted by: Rebecca | June 05, 2010 at 10:39 AM
That is so cool! We have my great grandma's roses and I know what you mean by the pressure of keeping it going! The gardenias are beautiful. Wish they did well here in my part of the country. ~Shelley
Posted by: Shelley Overholt | June 05, 2010 at 12:41 PM
Oh, I just LOVE it that you have your grandfather's gardenia bush! I remember when I was very little we had one on the front porch, planted in - of all things - an old washing machine drum. Daddy used what we had on hand!
Posted by: HeidiAnn | June 05, 2010 at 02:06 PM
Do you seriously have that many milk glass bud vases? I've been looking for some in thrift stores. So far only 5. Gardenias smell amazing! They look beautiful in your vases.
Posted by: Karen B | June 05, 2010 at 05:58 PM
Oh, I love Gardenias!! That is such a sweet story, Suzanne. And look at that collection of milk glass vases! To die for!!!!
Posted by: gabrielle | June 05, 2010 at 10:25 PM
wHAT A BEAUTIFUL REMEMBRANCE FOR YOU -- sO SPECIAL -- I CAN ALMOST SMELL THE WONDERFUL SCENT -- tHE PICTURES ARE GORGEOUS - kATHY - GA ♥
Posted by: kathy | June 05, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Suzanne,
I am sooo loving your grandfather's flowers and yes I agree....such pressure! Also love the hydrangea's, one of my favs. Your weekend with Carol and Karla looked like so much fun!!
Posted by: Kana | June 06, 2010 at 01:34 PM
that's awesome! and the gardenias are lovely! thanks for sharing!
Posted by: maryann | June 06, 2010 at 09:27 PM
That is wonderful! I'd love a gardenia but I don't know if I have the room for them.
Posted by: Marianne@Songbird | June 07, 2010 at 01:58 PM
Suzanne,
That is so touching that you have your grandfather's bush. Your pictures are beautiful and I love the many and varied milk-glass vases.
Suz
Posted by: Suz Reaney | June 07, 2010 at 02:31 PM
gardenias are my absolute favorite flower, even wore them in my wedding. sadly they won't grow around here, too much rain, they rot. ohhh, how I miss them!!
xoxo, Tiffany
Posted by: tiffany ~ the fancy farmgirl | June 08, 2010 at 10:36 AM
What a wonderful thing for you to be able to pass on as a family heirloom. Just awesome.
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