How to Grow Jasmine Because there’s so much variety in plants that are known by the common name of “jasmine,” be sure to read the plant tag or description so you know what you’re buying ...

Many gardeners say that vines are the best plants to give their homes an air of tropical living by using them to cover ...

Glossy foliage and fragrant jasmine-like spring blooms along graceful, arching branches make abelia a less common but ideal choice for privacy hedges. In the fall, it sports colorful foliage, too.

With toothed evergreen leaves and fragrant, jasmine-scented white flowers ... but I find these can be easily trimmed to maintain a dense privacy hedge.' Live summersweet plants are available from ...

These plants are fairly tolerant of fall temperatures, compared to other tropical plants, but should be brought indoors when nighttime temperatures reach the low 40s.

Mike Malloy, known as Naples “butterfly guy,” sells host and nectar plants for butterflies as well as tropical plants at the Third St. South farmer’s market every Saturday morning.

QUESTION: Suddenly, two of my four jasmine plants growing along a chain-link fence have developed large numbers of brown, yellow and red leaves that drop off easily.

Advice about star jasmine, border plants and mysterious growths on trees: Ask an expert Published: Dec. 16, 2017, 11:46 a.m.

Fertilizer If you want to give your jasmine an extra boost, use a balanced, granular slow-release fertilizer (such as 10-10-10) after the new growth starts in spring, and again after it flowers, says ...

Light Most types of jasmine need full sun, which is considered 6 or more hours of direct sunlight. In warmer climates, many types can take part shade. Indoors, they’ll need as much light as you ...