A: Everyone worries about iron deficiency when the subject is gardenias, but this is definitely not that. Iron deficiency shows up on the newest leaves first – those at the tip ends of the branches.

These dwarf Burford hollies need to be trimmed back so that more sunlight reaches the plant to encourage new shoot growth. Reader photo ...

Of those three, dwarf Burford produces showy red winter berries on each plant. The fruit is persistent all winter – a nice addition to a drab time of the year.

For hedges 6 to 10 feet: Ligustrum, cleyera, camellia, sasanqua, oleander, dwarf Burford holly, gardenia, pittosporum, and Indian azaleas are possible choices.

Don’t let the word “dwarf” fool you; some hollies in this category, such as dwarf burford holly, may reach a height of 5 to 8 feet. It is just more compact as compared to the standard ...

I saw a landscape last week with probably 100 feet of free-standing dwarf Burford hollies that were pruned into square boxes. They poor guy got tired toward the west end of that row and his arms ...

Spiky hollies, soft hollies, hollies with red, golden or black berries, towering hollies, short hollies — there's a holly for any landscape situation in Arkansas.

Compacta grows to 6 feet in height, while Convexa can get up to 9 feet tall. In the Chinese holly family, look for dwarf Burford holly or needlepoint holly.