If you’ve ever walked past a flowering gardenia plant, you know just how powerfully fragrant they are. The scent casts a wide net, stretching out to anyone who walks in relative proximity and is also ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. First, let's start with a little plant-nerd-history fun fact: When gardenias were introduced to the West in the 1750s, they were originally ...

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 grow.

DEAR JESSICA: I was a little confused after reading your Feb. 16 column about hardening off hibiscus plants. We have a hibiscus that stays in our greenhouse over the winter, and it gets put out in the ...

This spring you might want to add some fragrance to your landscape. Though we often think of planting the tropical plumeria outside our windows to waft its sweet aroma into our homes, several ...