Hollies are a common symbol of the Christmas season and a bright spot in the winter landscape. Many varieties have bright red berries, and the foliage is often used in wreaths and flower arrangements.

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 ...

Right up there with Christmas trees and mistletoe, hollies are the plants most closely connected with any holiday on the American calendar. After all, Bing Crosby sings "The Holly and the Ivy," not ...

GENEVA, Ohio — In the northeast corner of Ohio, Paul Hanslik found his niche. He grows holly trees. Lots and lots of holly trees. "We have about fifty species of holly. Anything that can be grown in ...

It has, to paraphrase an old English carol, prickles as sharp as thorns, bark as bitter as gall and berries as bright as life-giving blood. Friends and loved ones gathering on Christmas will see it in ...

Christmas is coming, so let's raise a glass to holly. The brightest of evergreens, holly was used in midwinter celebrations long before the Christian era. And for gardeners, hollies are among the most ...

Q: I have a very large holly tree (about 25 feet tall) in my back yard. Whenever I prune it (usually in February or March), the new growth, rather than spreading out and filling in the tree, grows ...

How can I get our bougainvillea plant to bloom this season? I see many that have blooms all over. I just planted these in May hoping to get nice flowering this year. I would like your thoughts. — ...

I have planted some pencil holly trees and had to replace them more than once. They keep dying. What could be wrong? This question was addressed in this column last fall, but as with many questions, I ...