"James Dawson" wrote in message
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Hi,

Can someone please help me with what is required to grow gardenias
successfully.

It is the one plant I always have problems with. I assume I am doing
something fundamentally wrong.

I've got an old one as a house plant that is moved outside in summer. Main
problem I had was scale which was cured with a systemic. It gets spider
mites but they are kept down by misting. I keep it well watered, throw in a
handful of fertilizer occasionally and have done pruning and root pruning.
Frank