Ligustrum, Japanese Privet, Waxleaf Privet 'Variegatum'

My plants came with my new house. Now 3 years, they went out of control blooming! it literally looked like snow on top of the bushes when...Read More all the flowers came out. The scent was like a perfume. Flowers do attract bees! so be careful. I got 5 of them and with an electric trimmer, they have formed a nice hedge.

We had at least six of these planted in our yard when we purchased our home nearly two years ago. We both love this privet as it looks l...Read Moreight and airy during our hot summer months. The fragrance of the tiny flowers is actually soft and slightly sweet, which we like. We plan to add more of these in the back of our pond and gardens. Our experience has been that if you trim it back a bit, it will fill out quite nicely.

I've seen this plant grown as a hedge, being careful to trim wider at the bottom to allow sun for bottom branches. It is denser with more...Read More light. There were three on my property when I moved in. Two died, I'm not sure why. The remaining one is beautiful. I have stopped trimming and allowed it to be a small tree (8'). Blooms when not trimmed. Blooms smell funny. My remaining plant is 10 years old. It is growing in full shade.

I planted this several years ago to hide an A/C. It has become leggy and of course, you can see the A/C. I have underplanted azaleas i...Read Moren an effort to fill in the gaps. I had never seen a bloom on this shurb until today, barely noticeable in the middle of pic posted above.