Question: I heard a friend talking about a shrub that flowers and releases a nice scent when the temperature makes a big change. Do you know what this might be and what conditions it likes? Answer: ...

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 ...

Q: Several months ago my husband and I were at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales and had the chance to smell, and then see, a beautiful tea olive tree. We were astonished at the fragrance. There is ...

On my recent trip, I discovered autumn gardens in Italy smell a lot like those in South Carolina thanks to two kinds of fall-blooming Osmanthus. In fact, my travel group became quite amused with the ...

Q: On a family outing recently, we walked through a local neighborhood and were stopped in our tracks by the most wonderful fragrance! Reminding us of apricots, peaches, or jasmine, we searched for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...