He instead named the plant "gardenia" in honor of his friend, naturalist Dr. Alexander Garden. If you're curious, yes, the first gardenia shrub eventually reached the U.S. in 1762, happily living ...

Fruit trees shouldn't be grown near gardenias, however. These sweet-scented flowers (Gardenia jasminoides) are tricky enough to manage without the extra hurdles that fruit trees create.

Some flowering plants just won’t quit! Discover gorgeous annuals, perennials, and vines to plant in spring for radiant blooms ...

I have noticed an explosion of flowers this spring like nothing I have seen in many years, and I believe that one of the ...

Summersweet ( Clethra alnifolia) blooms in the late summer, says Irish-Hanson, but it's wise to plant it during the spring.