[Music] this is Nicholas staden from Monrovia talking about tips for taking care of your gardinia plant it's really easy Summer's Here the garden looks fantastic we're up on the ptio and we're going to spend some time with our gardinas you know they're really easy to look after simple tips they like to be a little bit on the moist side depending where you are in America they're either sun or dappled shade I live in Southern California my gardinas are in the full sun all year and look absolutely fantastic don't be afraid to prune them every now and again what you're looking for is a nice well-rounded Bush the soil you've planted them in an acidic soil with some mulch as well don't be afraid every now and again to get a good handful of that organic mix and just put her in there keep that soil level built up fertilizer is really important because they like to be nice and green and also lots of color they feed they're heavy feeders and so with that in mind every now and again the recommended dose of fertilizer and you'll keep those blooms coming now it might well be that you start to see your gardenia turning a little bit yellow chances are she's actually short of iron but there's a great way to solve that problem apart from feeding the plant iron and that is to buy a grafted gardinia this is a really super variety this ensures that your plant will be a much stronger Fuller healthier variety and they really never turn yellow so those are just a few great tips to keep your plant looking fantastic in your garden so now you know how to do it my name is Nicholas staden I'm with Monrovia get out there buy a gardinia plant get aart some great soil and just go to it you'll love it [Music]