Winning entries in the Holiday Art Project usually have one feature that really impresses the judges. This year, it was coiled wire, gilded flower heads and expertly applied icing. The contest ...

The holly, whose botanical name is Ilex, has for centuries played a large part in medical, superstitious and religious lore among such ancient and disparate groups as the Greeks, Romans, Druids and ...

The fruits of yaupon holly are toxic to humans, but the leaves have been used traditionally to make a tea-like beverage. Vicky McMillan Holly is, course, a traditional symbol of the Christmas season, ...