The delightful scent of gardenias makes them a perfect choice for your Georgia garden.  With many varieties to choose from, you can select one or more of these lovely shrubs to plant in groups as hedges or individually as specimen plants.  Strategically place them near the entrances to your home to greet your visitors with a whiff of their beautiful fragrance.  With proper care, gardenias are also suitable as container plants.  In addition, placing cut gardenia flowers in vases indoors will fill your home with the irresistible aroma that gardenias are famous for.

Aside from their captivating fragrance, gardenias also have lustrous evergreen foliage.  Gardenias feature creamy, white blooms, and spring is their blooming season.  Plant them in a location where they will be protected from chilly winter winds.  They thrive in partial to full sun.

Click here to locate Gardenias at a Lawn and Garden Center near you in Georgia.  A few of the many varieties that are available to choose from include Cape Jasmine ‘Kleim's Hardy’ Gardenia, (Gardenia jasminoides (augusta) ‘Kleim’s Hardy’), Cape Jasmine Gardenia ‘Variegata’ (Gardenia jasminoides (augusta) 'Variegata'), Gardenia ‘Radicans’ (Gardenia jasminoides (augusta) ‘Radicans’), and ‘August Beauty’ Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides ‘August Beauty’).