How to Use gardenia in a Sentence

gardenia

noun

• There is still time to reduce the size of your gardenia.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 25 Sep. 2021
• On the nose, pear and candied lemon unite with soft gardenia.
  — Rachel King, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2020
• My gardenia shrubs put on a lot of growth during the summer.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2022
• By 7, friends were at her door, with gifts of homemade lemon curd and cold wine and a handful of gardenias.
  — Tejal Rao, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2017
• My gardenia has finished blooming and has grown a foot or more out of bounds.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 29 May 2021
• Valerie Parmelee, 76, gave gardenias to all the women in the complex.
  — Karin Brulliard and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
• Give your gardenia a spot in bright light such as on a porch or shaded patio.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 3 June 2017
• Sweet Box shrubs, star jasmine and frost-proof gardenia perfume the air.
  — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 9 May 2018
• Each week, Gertrude packed two-pound bags of shrimp to sell at the farmers’ market, along with petunias and gardenias from her yard.
  — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 15 July 2019
• The first: a series of long dress trains and tailored tuxedos weaving between the walkways of the hedges and gardenia.
  — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 June 2023
• The star tagged the photo with the account @kkwfragrance, leading us to believe her first fragrance launch will, in fact, have notes of gardenia.
  — Jillian Ruffo, PEOPLE.com, 14 Sep. 2017
• My standard gardenias are leafing out all along the stems.
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2023
• Q: My gardenia has produced lots of blooms that are turning brown.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 May 2017
• Q: Our gardenia was fertilized in March but has not made much growth.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 July 2017
• Buds on my gardenia are turning brown and the leaves are becoming more yellow than green.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2022
• With a blend of lotus, gardenia, and water lily, this foundation helps soothe and calm your skin, while smelling amazing.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
• The gardenia’s path to becoming a Southern favorite doesn’t start here.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
• In 2014 its essence was distilled into a perfume, a classic chypre that pays homage to beast (velvety musk) and its habitat (gardenia).
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 4 Apr. 2023
• Judy made her entrance in slacks, Capezio slippers, a fresh gardenia tucked behind her tiny ear, looking all of sixteen.
  — Country Living, 2 Mar. 2017
• Question: Our three-year-old gardenia has grown very little and is not flowering.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 May 2018
• The natural scent of lavender, gardenia vanilla and jasmine brings on sweet dreams.
  — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Most of the plants – gardenia, camellia, citrus, feijoa, rosemary, mondo grass and herbs – are all doing very well.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 8 June 2017
• Learn more about gardenia. 06 Hydrangea Many hydrangeas do well when pruned in the fall, including 'Annabelle' and 'Limelight' hydrangeas.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
• Give your plant a summer feeding with a slow-release fertilizer, keep the soil moist and renew a light mulch to help this gardenia grow sturdy new shoots.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 6 July 2019
• The same thing is happening on my dwarf gardenia and evergreen viburnum.
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 30 Apr. 2023
• Seeds of Life offers flowering trees such as these gardenias, which are known for having a heavenly scent.
  — Jenae Sitzes, Country Living, 1 May 2018
• As hummingbirds dart among arbutus trees, the gardenias and carissa flowering beneath a jacaranda scent the air near the door.
  — Emily Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2019
• This gardenia-forward scent boasts a long list of celebrity fans, including Jennifer Garner and Cher.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Jan. 2023
• This beautifully-bottled perfume is like a bouquet of gardenia that came to life.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
• Pruning time for azaleas and camellias is over; continue to prune gardenias and bougainvillea.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 July 2017

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024