Are you looking at your gardenias with disappointment because they're just not giving you those gorgeous, fragrant blooms ...

Question: Our gardenia has grown a little taller then we would like and has finished flowering. Is now a good time to do the pruning? Answer: Often gardenias produce sporadic blooms during the summer ...

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: 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 ...

As stated in an earlier column, pruning plants in the home landscape depends on the species of plant not the season of the year for the best outcome. Some shrubs and trees start the spring with the ...

Dear Neil: I heard that if I prune my gardenias, they will not bloom again. Is that correct? They are 3 feet tall. A: That is not especially tall for standard gardenias, so hopefully you won't have to ...