Unexpected surprise

I marvel that gardenias can grow like shrubs in this part of Virginia.  My only previous exposure to gardenias were as very fussy house plants.  At our old house, my neighbor had several gardenia bushes.  When the wind would blow, we could catch a whiff of the fragrance.

As I looked out my kitchen window last night, to my surprise, I saw the white tell-tale blooms on what I thought was just your average evergreen shrubbery. One blossom is now filling the kitchen with its wonderful fragrance.