Like most of you, Grumpy loves a gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides). If there is a plant on Earth whose flowers emit a more powerfully sweet scent, I haven't smelled it. There are many places to plant a ...

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: My beautiful gardenia bushes have stopped blooming for this year. When is the proper time to prune these shrubs? Answer: Immediately after flowering is the time to give these shrubs needed ...

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 would ...

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. This is the parable of the ...

Q: I have poison oak intertwined in my gardenia bushes. They grow well and flower, but even with spraying the poison oak returns. — E.T., Sugar Land A: Poison oak (Rhus diversiloba) has white berries ...