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Gardenia is a tropical plant, which is as difficult as it is beautiful. Knowing how to care for them, how to water and also how to prune gardenias will all help towards mastering these tricky shrubs.

To add a bit more texture and charm to your outdoor space, consider pairing gardenia plants alongside boxwood (Buxus sempervirens), a hardy shrub that tends to be easy to grow once well established.

Your desert rose looks lanky. From your description, it is not being grown under the right conditions. It must get at least six hours of direct sunlight a day in order to thrive.

Chemicals, you could say, are one of a plant’s ways of making love and war. But how did trees, shrubs and flowers obtain these capabilities? In a new study, scientists explore this question through ...

Gardenias are said to represent harmony and love — both of which are present in your relationship with your stepmom. In time, ...

Growing best outdoors in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 7 to 10, this dwarf gardenia is great for small spaces. Whether planted in a low container or as a border along either side of your front door ...

ExploreSummer travel opens new places, relationships for Atlanta’s seniors Among his favorites are Begonia for annuals, Hosta for perennials, and Gardenia for shrubs. These are hearty plants that also ...

It’s the first scientific record of a wild animal healing a wound using a plant with known medicinal properties ... after he ...

Let some suckers grow and have a multi-trunked plant over time. How does it bloom on the older wood? Q:  Am I being too brave ...

Buy one Black Bamboo plant in a 9cm pot for £9.99 or buy two for £19.98 and get a third free! Offer 3: Hardy Gardenia - Buy two and get one free! The first gardenia that can be grown outside!

A floral with a twist: A heart of blooming jasmine, white rose, and green tea is couched in a bed of moss, patchouli, and musk. Both light and dark, sheer and complex, L'Eau Rêvée d'Isa is for those ...