A rainy day pick me up... Look at the gorgeousness...

I feel in need of some brightening... this weather (it's been raining all day), being inside with two small people all day and dealing with a vomit on natural flooring rug situation at the end of the day has left me feeling a little whacked.

So I'm brightening my evening by looking at some photos and I thought I'd share them here. I picked these Gardenias from my very own garden. I have dreamed of a garden filled with Gardenias for a very long time and I finally have one (well a garden bed anyway). I was able to pick this lovely arrangement and also keep enough in the garden.

I was so excited and grabbed the opportunity to take these photos of the pretties.... aren't they just gorgeous?!

I also love the little bud vases they are in...they look lovely non? They were a gift from my Aunt who found them in Inverell (Country, NSW) whilst there for work. The things you find where you least expect them...

After taking a crazy amount of photos from every angle they finally found a home here and I think they felt right at home. Their scent was out of this world... it was filling the room.

I just wish they had a longer shelf life. Their beauty and fragrance is so fleeting...

Do you love Gardenias as much as I do?... 

How cute are these little vases?!...

What's your favourite flower?...

Jx

My gardnenia's are in bud!!!

I am so excited!!

My gardenia's have buds on them...which means I am going to have flowers in my garden soon. I can't wait to see and smell their beautiful white flowers... I just hope they do flower and aren't budding up just to tease me. Either way, I am very excited to have a garden and have flowers on the plants in our garden...

Do you have a garden? Do you have a favourite plant to grow? I would love to hear your gardening stories...

Jx

P.S I have a post coming soon on our garden makeover...it's LONG overdue...Jx

Gardenia Love...

I am so excited to finally get some Gardenia's in our garden this week. We are putting in several 'Professor Pucci' plants. We love the deep green shiny foliage and they have large creamy white flowers and are known for their strong scent. Yippppeeeeee....

My love of the Gardenia extends beyond the plant...I constantly wear Annick Goutal's Gardenia Passion. ...

Diptique's Gardenia candle and room spray are gorgeous...

I'm currently loving Lafco's 'Living Room' candle...it is a 'Fresh Cut Gardenia' scent...it smells amazing and really fills the room...

One of my very first perfumes as a teenager was Elizabeth Taylor's Gardenia. I haven't seen it for years and wasn't even sure if it was still available until I googled it just now...I found it here...from memory it was lovely...

On my wish list is Chanel's Gardenia perfume...

I have been looking around at photos getting excited....I wanted to share some with you. Not only do they smell amazing but they are pretty to look at too...

(For image source click on images)

Jx