The Ledger

It's a shame tea olive isn't used more often. Plant it now for a fragrant autumn

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 ...
Sports Illustrated

The Most Compelling Tea Olive in Augusta Lives Just Outside the Masters

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 ...
GoUpstate

Fill your winter garden with fragrant flowers

When many gardeners think of winter flowers, they envision classics like camellia, fragrant tea olive and daphne. But there are many more that can be added to the lineup, increasing one's olfactory ...
Columbus Dispatch

Plant Primer: Though tiny, the flowers of the fragrant olive pack a delightful apricot scent

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 ...