Re: gardenia buds!

It would probably be too cold in the winter, but the Gardenia radicans does
pretty well as a house plant in a bright window. Give it a shot. it will
fill the whole house with the scent and trust me, the real thing is a
thousand times better smelling than any lotion, cream, or candle I've ever
come across.


Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "F M Ferrari" <fm4re@swbell.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] gardenia buds!


> Gardenia! Yes a wonderful smell! The other day when I got my facial, she
> used gardenia essential oil in my facial massage. I think I must get
> one! I wonder how they do in Oklahoma? Fran
>
>
> pdickson <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:Pam,
> When I was in Houston last week my sister had 4 big plants and they were
all
> starting to bloom... in a couple of days I bet they were covered. I love
> gardenias the very most of any scent. We have one that grows in the indoor
> pool at the YMCA... I help them with the plants so I get to take a bloom
and
> put it in my pocket when they are blooming. The smell transports me to a
> wonderful place!
> Tricia
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From:
> To:
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 9:44 PM
> Subject: [CHAT] gardenia buds!
>
>
> > #65279;Well the gardenia has buds on it now! It's a small one (Radicans)
> in
> > a
> > pot, but it has at least ten or twelve buds on it! I'm so excited.
> Mother
> > had
> > one as a houseplant that she started from a cutting in Richmond (where
my
> > brother
> > &I were born) and by the time I was a teenager it totally filled the big
> > double
> > window in the front of the house. When it was blooming the whole
> downstairs
> > smelled
> > like Heaven. I've wanted one ever since. Splurged on one this March. I
> watch
> > those
> > buds fatten every every day now and it's the first thing I check besides
> Sugar
> > when
> > I get home. This will give my homemade potpourri a whole new dimension,
I
> > can't
> > wait!!
> >
> > Pam Evans
> > Kemp, TX
> > zone 8A
> >
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