Bags Packed for a Guilt Trip

Children have a way of rewarding a parent in the most heart breaking way sometimes. The tea olive and gardenias that I planted and have nurtured for the last five years and have been ignoring all summer are now overwhelming me with their glorious demands for attention.The blossoms on the tea olive are so dense and their scent so strong that it is nearly suffocating on the porch and you can smell them all through the house. The gardenias, not to be outdone, are blooming again, too. I certainly don't deserve such sweetness from my yard these days, after neglecting it for the last 12 weeks. But here they are, my little children, presenting their negligent mother with flowers and sweet perfumes.

Gardenia Tea Olive