How to have a plethora of gardenias annually

Step 1: Plant a small gardenia bush.

Step 2: Do nothing.

Step 3: Wait.

Step 4: Let nature take its course.

Step 5: Wait some more. Continue to do nothing.

Step 6: Wait even more. Eventually you will be rewarded with a plethora of gardenias.

Here's the plethora from a slightly different angle:

Step 7: The multitudinous blossoms née plethora will eventually wilt, fade, turn brownish, and drop off the bush. But the fragrance with which your garden has been filled is worth all the mess.

Step 8: Wait a year and repeat the sequence beginning at Step 2.

The photographs in this post were taken over the course of about a week and a half.