Carolina Gardening: My Gardenia is Blooming! Time for a Cocktail!, 1 by Entlie

Entlie wrote:
My Gardenia #1 is loaded with blooms, and many buds to come after that. My second gardenia is more vertical, blooms later, and has star shaped flowers.

I used to love going to the Trader Vic's restaurants with my husband and getting the scorpion cocktail. It always came with a fresh gardenia floating on the top, and usually in a bowl for two. The secret ingredient is oregat syrup and I always have some on hand for gardenia season!

Entlie