Look around any Southern garden and you'll spot gardenias: those evergreen shrubs with snowy white flowers that release their sweet perfume all summer. Gardenia's glossy leaves tough it out in high ...

Q:I have a mystery gardenia bush that has gotten leggy. How far should I cut it back, and when should I do it? I plan on moving it, so should I cut it back before or after I move it? I would ...

Q. I have gardenias rooted from cuttings. My problem is that the plants are putting on vigorous growth, and they are about 2 feet tall but have no blooms. I have vigorous oleanders, some 5 feet tall, ...

Question: I need to prune a gardenia hedge to have work done on the home. How far back can it be pruned? Answer: Luckily, gardenias are resilient plants and respond well to severe pruning. Now would ...

Q:A landscaper told me to trim my gardenia once it finished blooming but didn't tell me how much or how. My plant is leggy, and I'd like to trim it back about a foot and shape it. Can you give me a ...

Q: I bought several angels trumpet plants this year. They have had several blooms and are 6 feet tall and are planted in a flower bed. Will they usually be winter hardy -- I live in south Arkansas? If ...

If you’ve ever walked past a flowering gardenia plant, you know just how powerfully fragrant they are. The scent casts a wide net, stretching out to anyone who walks in relative proximity and is also ...

The elegant white blooms of gardenias (Gardenia jasminoides) make them a sought-after garden flower. But this shrub isn't the easiest one to grow. They need care and support throughout the seasons, ...

Q: I have two gardenia bushes that became huge this summer and definitely need to be cut way back. Is now a good time to cut them back? I don’t want to shock them but they’re right up against our ...