Gardenias are a timeless favorite for many gardeners, but they are also quite finicky. Here are the plants you can and can't harmoniously pair with them.

These are shrubs known for their soft, large, typically white blossoms that give off a heady aroma. While the gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) isn’t difficult to grow, it has a few soil requirements.

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 a… ...

A thriving potted gardenia plant sits on a porch. - Rukman Limbu/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Gardenias are extremely popular, yet notoriously hard to ...

In late spring, in the remnants of a garden behind an office that was once a home in an older part of town, there is a gardenia bush that has ...

Question: The gardenia bush on my deck looks very bad after the extreme weather we had a few weeks ago. Will the gardenia come back to its normal growth this spring?

My parents had gardenias at our Dallas home, and we used sage bushes for accent and color at our West Texas houses. I would like to plant these shrubs in Houston.

Gardenia Care 101 Gardenias are incredibly fragrant, so planting these shrubs in containers that can quickly move near porches or away from the house helps make this transition easier.