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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Gardenia genus was named for Scottish physician and naturalist Alexander Garden (1730-1791). In 1754, Garden collected plants ...

No plant expresses the grace of the South better than gardenia. Intensely fragrant white blossoms contrast beautifully with shiny, leathery dark green leaves. The double forms make for classic corsage ...

Look around any Southern garden and you'll spot gardenias: those evergreen shrubs with snowy white flowers that release their sweet perfume all summer. Gardenia's glossy leaves tough it out in high ...

The fragrance conjures up images of old Southern gardens. Magnolias, moss-covered oaks and porch swings. While the scent may be from heaven, the plant comes from southern Africa. Even the name of the ...

Q: I purchased a gardenia this spring at the nursery. How do I take care of it? - Alyssa from Walden A: Gardenias are prized by gardeners for their highly fragrant flowers and bright, glossy, ...

I am infatuated with my ‘Mystery’ gardenias. Flowers are large, snowy white, and powerfully fragrant and foliage is a lush dark green. Watering is done by hose once a week. Where plants are concerned, ...

We gardeners are always wondering about the same things. We wonder why our yellow rose blooms red, we wonder why our apricot tree won’t fruit, we wonder why our azalea drops leaves, and why our ...

Here's how to grow one and keep it thriving ...

Many of our favorite fragrant plants bloom in summer or fall - popular choices such as roses, lavenders, gardenias and honeysuckles. It may surprise some to learn there are a host of plants that offer ...

With proper care over winter, you'll enjoy this evergreen's sweet perfume every summer. Look around any Southern garden and you'll spot gardenias: those evergreen shrubs with snowy white flowers that ...

The Gardenia genus was named for Scottish physician and naturalist Alexander Garden (1730-1791). In 1754, Garden collected plants and animals and began sending them to the Irish linen merchant and ...