Ilex crenata 'Bennett's Compacta' ~ Bennett's Compact Japanese Holly shade-garden IMAGE: Tracie Hall

IMAGE: Tracie Hall

It is a popular choice for small gardens or landscapes due to its manageable size

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

The large cone panicles bloom pure white and fade to pink in summer attracting butterflies

Ilex crenata 'Bennett's Compacta' ~ Bennett's Compact Japanese Holly shade-garden IMAGE: Tracie HallBennett'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