Holly's big plant family includes hundreds of varieties ranging from 50-foot-tall trees to petite shrubs that stand only a few feet tall. Nearly all variations can be sorted into four basic groups: ...

Although they bring year-round interest to gardens, many people assume all types of holly fall into the same category. They have glossy, pointy leaves, bright red berries, and a nostalgic look that ...

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 25 (UPI) --Yaupon, a native American holly shrub, is gaining new attention in research and agriculture as a locally sourced, drought-resistant crop that can make a tea rich in ...

Holly tree with red berries in snow - Nataliia Zhekova/Shutterstock It's hard to resist the allure of flowers for making our yards gorgeous during summer — but focusing solely on blooms can make our ...

Holly, with its distinctive pointed leaves and bright red berries, is a common sight at this time of year, at least on holiday cards and wrappings. Can you grow it in your garden? “That depends on ...

* What it is: American holly is one of the few tree-sized broad-leaf evergreens, offering an alternative screening plant to arborvitae, eastern red cedars, and bug-prone hemlocks for gardeners looking ...

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 ...

Winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata) is the shrub that keeps your garden colorful long after most plants have gone dormant. By late fall, its glossy green leaves drop, revealing branches dotted with ...

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas this year. Holly has been used to celebrate Christmas for as long as I can remember. It can be used as a garland on your tree or strung on your front porch along with some ...

Now that holiday music is a staple on many car radios, I started to wonder about all those holiday plants often mentioned in so many catchy tunes. Some of you might be out there decking the halls with ...