It’s hard to imagine the winter holidays without holly and its shiny green leaves and cheery red berries. The use of holly as decoration has its origin in pagan culture but was readily adopted as ...

While holly trees, or Ilex, are deemed to be some of the easiest evergreen trees to grow, if you have a specimen without berries it can be disappointing, especially during the holiday season. If you ...

Hollies are one of the plants associated with Christmas. Their dark, evergreen leaves and bright, red berries fit in with the Christmas season — but what if your hollies never produce berries? Male ...

Like the song says, it’s time for mistletoe and holly. The holly tree has been a winter favorite throughout human history, but the genus, which includes hundreds of species, goes back much further ...

American holly is an iconic plant associated with winter holiday festivities. Following are questions I have received about its ecology and its connection to Christmas. Q. We experience a backyard ...