Ilex crenata 'Bennett's Compacta' ~ Bennett's Compact Japanese Holly shade-garden 'Snow and Summer' Leaves (Wake

'Snow and Summer' Leaves (Wake County

The long leathery green foliage has lighter undersides and hold until spring before turning orange and dropping just in time for the new leaves to replace them

Spider mites can be an issue

Moonglow Mangave is a stunning succulent that forms a spiky mound of long flat foliage held rigidly away from the center

Ilex crenata 'Bennett's Compacta' ~ Bennett's Compact Japanese Holly shade-garden 'Snow and Summer' Leaves (WakeBennett's Compact Japanese Holly is a dense compact evergreen shrub with a tidy rounded habit of upright branches and small lustrous green foliage. If pollinated, the inconspicuous flowers in spring to give way to small red fruits in fall which last through winter. Best planted in moist, slightly acidic well drained soils. Hollies are dioecious and need both male and female plants to produce fruit. Type: Shrub Origins: East Asia and eastern Russia