Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Gulftide' Deer-Resistant then mulch with pine straw

then mulch with pine straw

Pink muhly earns a place wherever the autumn display can be seen to advantage

Trim faded heads to tidy the shrub and coax a later flush

and ripen into reddish samaras

and early species crocus for a winter picture that smells as good as it looks

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Gulftide' Deer-Resistant then mulch with pine straw'Gulftide' is the tea olive to reach for when you want the fragrance of the genus and the toughness to carry it through a cold winter. A dense, upright evergreen with glossy, dark green, spiny holly like leaves, this selection covers itself in tiny waxy white flowers in autumn, and the scent they throw is out of all proportion to the size of the bloom, sweet and carrying, one of the real pleasures of the fall garden. The plant is a form of Osmanthus