Evergreens are the unsung heroes of garden borders. They can be versatile and resilient, adding greenery to boundaries, containers and flower beds even during the cold and dark months of winter. There ...

I enjoy the fragrant flowers of a sweet osmanthus shrub in my side yard and of a banana shrub in my back yard during late winter through early spring. Many gardeners overlook this aspect of fragrance ...

A few decades ago, tea olive trees (often accompanied by azaleas and camellias) were standard landscape components in Central Florida. Indeed, the species (Osmanthus fragrans) was cherished for its ...

This evergreen shrub is notable for its spiny leaves which twist slightly, and for being the most cold tolerant Osmanthus. It is also smaller than the species. This cultivar takes its name from ...