When you list plants that belong in a classic Southern garden, the gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) has to be at the top of the list. Beautiful evergreen leaves, snow-white blossoms, intoxicating ...

Look around any Southern garden and you'll spot gardenias: those evergreen shrubs with snowy white flowers that release their sweet perfume all summer. Gardenia's glossy leaves tough it out in high ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Katsiaryna Liuntova / EyeEm / Getty Images Look around any Southern garden and you'll spot gardenias: those evergreen shrubs with ...

While gardenias are not generally considered difficult to look after, it is possible to make mistakes when it comes to ...