A question for Dan Gill: A gardenia bush is overgrown, has leaned over and is taking up part of my sidewalk. For the time being, we used garden ties to hold it up. What is the best way and time to ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Gardenias can be sensitive to extended frosts and benefit from proper overwinter care. Follow these expert tips to protect your gardenias in winter.

Thanks to regular rainfall through much of the spring and early summer, many people have seen robust growth on their ornamental shrubs. This is a wonderful sight, especially for those who start with ...