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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Flowering trees in your yard are truly a feast for the senses. Come spring and summer, these majestic ...

A normally invisible plant is the fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans). When it is in flower, however, everyone will look for it. This shrub has leathery, dark-green ovate leaves with smooth edges. The ...

I recently overheard another Master Gardener state unequivocally that the Southern garden is defined by four plants: gardenia, magnolia, tea olive and camellia. Ironically, none of these classic ...

Sometimes good plants have a hard time finding homes because they don’t make enough impact at the garden center. Most people buy plants in spring and they tend to be most attracted to plants that have ...

While enjoying the beautiful Lowcountry weather yesterday, I observed a few things going on in the landscape. One was my favorite smell in the Lowcountry. Another thing I observed is going to require ...