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 ...

Tea olives are woody evergreen perennials best-known for their small white flowers that bloom in late summer and last into the colder months. If you have a tea olive (Osmanthus spp.), whether growing ...

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 ...

Flowering shrubs add beautiful interest to your landscape. They provide color, attract pollinators, and can even create privacy when planted close together and grown as hedges. Many flowering shrubs ...

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 ...