Question: I have a large gardenia bush that needs trimming. When is the best time to reduce the height and width? Answer: Major pruning for gardenia shrubs is usually after the spring bloom of around ...

Question: Our gardenia has grown a little taller then we would like and has finished flowering. Is now a good time to do the pruning? Answer: Often gardenias produce sporadic blooms during the summer ...

Q: I have two gardenia bushes that became huge this summer and definitely need to be cut way back. Is now a good time to cut them back? I don’t want to shock them but they’re right up against our ...

A: Ideally, just after spring blooms. Trim the branches at varying lengths to encourage a more natural-looking shape and dense foliage. Prune up to about a third. Keep the soil consistently moist but ...

One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...