If you're considering dwarf plants for your small garden space, ... (Gardenia jasminoides 'Echo Swan Maiden') is another cold-hardy gardenia variety that you can plant in zones 6 to 9.

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 ...

Q: We recently pulled out the hollies the builder planted at the front of our home. What would you suggest as replacements in a north/northwest exposure with full sun and well-drained soil? I'm ...

Q. I have two rows of dwarf gardenias -- one in the front yard and one in the back. Both were planted in February and have been doing well until recently. Some of the leaves are turning yellow ...

Then there's Pugster Blue butterfly bush, Diamond Spire gardenia, and loropetalum- Purple Daydream or Dwarf Crimson Fire. Purple Pixie dwarf loropetalum has a weeping form, which is neat.

Yes, that's a banana tree growing in Hylton Hobday's Hampden Twp. front yard. Hylton Hobday's house would blend into Hampden Twp. suburbia if it weren't for his banana tree in the front yard ...

9 fragrant shrubs for Houston gardens ... Gardenias bloom in late spring and often will repeat-bloom later in the season. A dwarf variety, Gardenia jasminoides ‘Radicans ...

After many years of pruning the ligustrum and arborvitae and spreading juniper from the front door welcome mat, homeowners have come to appreciate dwarf plants.While searching for replacements for ...

Fertilize with an ixora/gardenia fertilizer in March, June and October. Plant the annual French dwarf marigolds or the perennial society garlic as a bedding plant around the ixoras to help repel ...