Holly plants such as the Christmas holly are beautiful shrubs that make excellent mixed borders, hedges, and foundation plantings. They also look striking as a stand-alone specimen. People often ...
No doubt you’ve seen your share of hollies this month — in wreaths and boughs or perhaps on holiday cards and catalog covers. But are they growing in your garden? There are hundreds of holly species ...
Holly might not normally seem like a large enough plant to use for privacy, but that's not the case with this cultivar. Nellie Stevens holly (Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens') can actually reach heights of 30 ...
In this season where many of us have begun using foliages from evergreens, the holly plant is not overlooked. There is a long history of the use of holly which goes back to before the Christian era.
With glistening red berries and evergreen foliage, hollies are an indispensable part of the Southern landscape. They provide ...
"Deck the halls with boughs of holly," a song familiar to many during this season. The holidays remind everyone about holly, with miniature holly plants, or holly in decorations. However, if you are ...
The No. 1 question people ask me about holly is “why doesn’t my holly have red berries?” It seems like everyone that plants holly, myself included, do so because they want the red berries. I can see ...
Once the festivities are over, you take down the Christmas tree and pack away the decorations for another year. All of your holly-shaped ornaments and faux greenery are among them, but holly deserves ...
These low-maintenance plants will add elegance to your garden year-round. Planting native hollies supports birds and wildlife, while adding year-round beauty to your garden. Native hollies feed birds, ...
Washington state officials are debating whether to brand a traditional holiday decoration a noxious weed. The dubious decor is English holly. While many landowners struggle to rid themselves of the ...