The package came today in the mail. I ordered the Tiare Tahiti Gardenia Eau De Toilette spray as well as the Monoi Tiare oil. Floating inside the oil bottle is what looks like a sprig of some type of flower. In the package they included two small bars of Tiki Tiare soap, very nice touch by the way... About the fragrance, well let's say nothing will stand up to fresh gardenia scent and if you think what you are purchasing will smell like it, you will be very disappointed. I layered the oil along with a few spurts of the spray onto my arm and it smells a hint of coconut with a very sweet tropical floral smell. Not sure if hubby will like it and I plan on getting feedback from a few friends at work on what their opinions are. I would most definately buy from Tahiti-Iti.com again, great service. I will be browsing their other scents too.

Well unfortunately with florals..you'll get quite a variety of interpretations of the scent. I personally like a Plumeria that I think is actually a Dupe of Bath and Body Works. Which is a blend of things, not just the "scent" of the flower. However if you are looking for a "truer" plumeria, you might want to look for a scent listed under Frangapini. Again I think almost all fragrance oils that are florals are blends, not "true" single "note" scents. Check out Oregon Trail Soaps..I'm pretty sure that Susan and Juan have devised some spot on florals though.

Thank you for that advice. Although they are partially shaded in the afternoon I went ahead and shaded one with an umbrella and they look fine this morning. Fewer yellow leaves so I am hoping that we are on our way back to health. I plan on spraying it again (in the late evening this time) in 5 days. Do you think the dish soap will be strong enough since it is so hot. I have looked at the plant and cannot find any actual pests so I do not know what I am actually fighting but this morning was the least amount of new yellow leaves in about a week. These are the 2nd set of gardenia's I have planted, the first 2 started with the yellow leaves and I thought it was a soil issue. I tried EVERYTHING suggested here in GW but lost them by the end of the summer. We have had gardenia's in this yard in the past with no trouble so now I think it was a pest issue last time and am hoping I have finally found something to save them. IF these two die again I will be coming back to GW looking for suggestions for other fragrant summer blooming bushes - will just give up on the beloved gardenia!

I doubt that dog urine could have any effect on your gardenia. It is a notoriously fickle shrub that suffers from yellowing leaves for multiple reasons, not all of which are obvious. Planting depth, soil nutrient and/or mineral deficiency, too much (or maybe not enough) water, or you looked at it wrong. In fact, maybe it's just sulking because the dog peed on it!...so I retract my first sentence. As for me, I've killed many more gardenias than have survived in my garden...it is the way of this garden diva. Try the Fragrant Plants forum and post pictures there for specific help.