Georgia Gardens in Spring

I don't know if there is anything lovelier in spring Georgia gardens than an old-fashioned gardenia. Mine comes from a cutting I received from my friend Dorila Vinas in Decatur. Its scent starts every morning with wonder and determination. For now it's in this blog's masthead. Summer will bring a different image.

Gardenia - so pretty in June

The other is the Gardenia (this one came from a cutting a Decatur friend gave me when I first started gardening), which is not only a beautiful plant, but also brings forth these showy flowers with their intoxicating scent. It makes the weeding, watering and replanting so much more pleasant in the early morning hours, when I have to hurry and be inside again before the heat of the day spoils the picture.