Question: I have a large gardenia bush that needs trimming. When is the best time to reduce the height and width? Answer: Major pruning for gardenia shrubs is usually after the spring bloom of around ...

Gardeners across the state are ready to get outside and garden, and late February is an ideal time to do that. From pruning ...

When you list plants that belong in a classic Southern garden, the gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) has to be at the top of the list. Beautiful evergreen leaves, snow-white blossoms, intoxicating ...

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 ...

Question: Our gardenia bush has grown tall and wide. When is the best time to do needed pruning and how much can I remove? Answer: Enjoy the paper-white early displays of fragrant blooms from your ...

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 ...

Question for Dan Gill: Across the front of my house I have azaleas and gardenias that are six feet or so tall. I would like to trim them down to about three or four feet. Can this be done after their ...

Gardenias are as synonymous with the Southern garden as azaleas, hydrangeas, and magnolias. Like a true “steel magnolia,” the eye-catching, intoxicating beauty (deep, evergreen leaves, snow-white ...