Common name:Japanese Aucuba
Botanical name:Aucuba japonica
This shrub is not variegated, but cultivars are variously colored. It can reach a height of 6'-10' tall and similar width.
Designer: David A. Grant
Photographer: GardenSoft
Maintain a two to four inch layer of mulch on the soil surface to reduce weeds, infiltrate rain water, and reduce compaction.
Remember to check your irrigation system at least once a month, especially your valves, sprinkler heads, and drip emitters.
Attract, or buy beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings to control pest outbreaks in your garden.