Now is a great time to improve your winter landscape. If you’re looking to add a bright spot, try variegated false holly, an extremely tough, striking evergreen shrub, featuring brilliant cream-edged ...

What: Osmanthus heterophyllus “Goshiki,” also known as variegated false holly, is an extremely tough, striking evergreen shrub. Goshiki means “five colored” in Japanese and refers to the various ...

The glossy "holly-shaped" leaves and ruby red berries of English holly have brought a bough of cheer into a multitude of homes. But hollies are also classic winners in the outdoor landscape. Their ...

Red and green are synonymous with decorating during the holiday season — and that’s partly because nature is awash in those colors this time of year. No group of plants exemplifies this better than ...

Distinctive oak-shaped leaves and golden variegation set this handsome holly apart from all the others. Introduced by the Southern Living Plant Collection, Golden Oakland® Holly maintains an upright, ...

Most of my shrubs lose their leaves in winter. What are some good choices for plants to replace them? I have often wondered why so many deciduous shrubs are planted in our area when we have lots of ...

Wholesale grower Monrovia Nursery’s website has a collection called “Jurassic Ferns” that will provide color, texture and even low water use in a shaded location. This one is Jurassic Stegosaurus ...

Dwarf Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria cultivars): Indestructible is a good description for this evergreen native shrub. Dwarf yaupons make neat, dome-shaped plants about 3 feet tall and wide, densely ...

The holly, whose botanical name is Ilex, has for centuries played a large part in medical, superstitious and religious lore among such ancient and disparate groups as the Greeks, Romans, Druids and ...

A good garden, said a friend of mine, looks ravishing every day of the year. My response was unprintable. Nowhere looks ravishing this late. Trees are bare and there will be almost no fresh flowers ...

• Variegated false holly (Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Variegatus’) is a lovely slow-growing plant that can be used with garden railroads and in the house on tables and in other decor. Variegated false ...