I wish you could smell these gardenias, whose aroma is a truly one of nature’s gifts.
These gorgeous blossoms were brought to me by one of my Greek patients, who grows them on her terrace in Astoria. Every June she brings cuttings for me when she comes for her annual exam.
This year, she tells me one of her gardenia pots broke and rather than her having to replant the bush, do I want it for my garden?
I am so there.
Stay tuned in a week or so for some shots of her terrace garden, which I cannot wait to see. I am confident that it will put mine to shame.
It’s a gift that keeps on giving!
They’re lovely, Peggy. And what a great example of a thoughtful gift, not expensive, that makes the receiver feel good. Enjoy!
[…] whose pot has broken, a gift she had offered a few weeks ago, when she came to her annual visit bearing their fragrant blossoms as a summer offering. (When I had called her today, her first sentence to me, before I even had […]