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 ...

The gardenia (Gardenia spp) family encompasses a variety of plants ranging from flowers in containers to bushes and even trees.They grow best in Zones 8 through 11, although they can be grown in ...

QUESTION: You mentioned in the Garden Tips in your last column that you should spray gardenia bushes with an oil spray to prevent insect infestations in the fall. Is there a particular brand you ...

Gardenia bushes hate that afternoon sun. I was gifted a Neem tree many years ago and it lives out in my back yard. I take some of its leaves and make a solution that wards off the dreaded South ...

The rootstock species that is grafted upon is starry gardenia (Gardenia thunbergia). Around 20 years ago, before the Sherman Oaks Library was demolished and rebuilt, there was a stunning hedge ...

Q. I have two gardenia bushes next to each other. One has yellow leaves and the other doesn’t. They have been fertilized in March, June and October as recommended. What is the problem?

We have large gardenia bushes anchoring two corners of our backyard. A couple of years ago, I posted on social media a photograph showing them laden, literally, with blooms.

Maybe today's change of pace will connect more broadly than politics. Maybe the late-winter arctic blast in Arkansas performed a hit-and-run on your gardenia bushes too.