This plant makes a good garden plant, growing in either in full sun or semi-shade. It makes a well-shaped, medium-sized tree or can be pruned as a hedge. It is useful for screening and can also be grown in a big container as a patio plant. It is hardy, neat and undemanding and makes is an ideal plant for a small, town house garden as it does not have a aggressive root system. Not only does it have fragrant flowers to scent the evening garden, it is also colourful when in fruit and attracts birds to the garden.

Cheesewood propagates easily from seed. Unparasitised seed has a germination percentage of 80-90%. Sow seeds in trays in a mixture of river sand and compost; cover lightly with fine compost and keep moist. Seeds should germinate in 8-12 weeks and the fast growing seedlings should be bagged up when they have two leaves. Plants may also be propagated by means of softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings. This plant transplants easily.

Pittosporum viridiflorum can withstand some frost and cold and is fairly drought- resistant, but prefers well-drained soils and a reasonable amount of water.

The common pittosporums in the horticultural trade come from Australia, New Zealand and the Far East. Pittosporum undulatum from Australia is now listed as a Category 1 Invasive Plant and may not be cultivated in South Africa.