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 ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The most famous Tea Olive in the world is 445 yards in length with an uphill climb and a slight bend to the right. It is deep green in color, speckled with white sands and guarded by ...

If you happen to smell a lovely fragrance in the air this time of year, chances are it will be a tea olive (Osmanthus). Tea olives are a wonderful family of plants to use in the garden. They can be ...

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 ...

Aikenites again have the opportunity to admire and protect historic and record sized trees. This time it is the Osmanthus americanus, or the native American tea olives which stand behind The Green ...

Pruning tools sit on the railing of a deck with a garden full of shrubs in the background. - Alice Rodnova/Shutterstock Tea olives are woody evergreen perennials best-known for their small white ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

My childhood obsession with non-edible scented things has come full circle. My childhood obsession with non-edible scented things has come full circle. Osmanthus, also known as sweet osmanthus or tea ...