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 ...

Now, a collaborative team of scientists at several research centers in the United States has found that a compound known as ...

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