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 ...

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 ...

Gardenias in bloom with white flowers and dark green foliage - Magicflute002/Getty Images The elegant white blooms of gardenias (Gardenia jasminoides) make them a sought-after garden flower. But this ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gardenias are gorgeous shrubs with blooms that provide an unmistakable aroma -- they're also really picky about everything.

My gardenias are leggy. Is it too late to prune them? Oct. 1 is generally the cutoff date to prune gardenias in North Florida. If you prune them back after that, you run the risk of sacrificing next ...

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 ...

Q. We have two neighbors with ficus hedges that are now 20 feet tall. They have at least 45 trees planted 11/2 feet apart. I already had 3-inch-diameter roots cut out because they extended over my ...

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 ...