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 ...

"It's time for mistletoe and holly." Lots of people are familiar with Frank Sinatra's classic Christmas carol, "Mistletoe and Holly," and many of us decorate our homes with these familiar and ...

Like mistletoe and poinsettia, holly is an iconic plant associated with holiday festivities in winter. Each year I receive questions about these prickly leaved trees with red berries. Some are about ...

Question: I have several mature holly trees — probably about 30 feet tall — that have developed issues the past several years. I have begun to apply Holly Tone in the spring and fall over the past ...

I planted a new holly in the fall, and I just noticed that the leaves are turning black and curling. Some leaves have dropped off. A few weeks ago some of the leaves looked dry, so I watered them very ...

Howard Garrett / Special Contributor There are a great many holly choices, but some are better than others. Here are the best of this group of excellent evergreen shrubs and trees. Dwarf yaupon holly ...