What: A curious evergreen shrub, Ligustrum japonicum “Rotundifolium,” or curly-leaf Japanese privet, has thick, dark green leaves that are shiny and rounded. The foliage almost seems jam-packed on the ...

A lot of awful, boring plants are grossly overused throughout the Piedmont landscape. Ligustrum, juniper, mahonia and euonymous come readily to mind. These plants are the most common of the common, ...