Q: I need to know the spacing of male holly pollinators and their female counterparts. In my yard, if I space the male holly ideally from the females, it will get less than ideal sunshine. To get more ...
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 ...
As I was trimming holly branches to bring in the house, I wondered if I’m destroying the berries for next year. Are they like hydrangea and only bloom on old wood (or new growth, depending on the ...
What to do this week: Continue cleaning up and raking debris from lawns and flower beds. Pull mulch back from the trunks of shrubs and trees and from emerging bulb and perennial foliage so it is not ...
Growing berry-bearing shrubs and trees is an almost guaranteed way to help birds - and this winter is the ideal time - so get ...
Well, here we are, folks. The Christmas tree has been stripped and unceremoniously tossed to the curb. The stockings and ornaments are back in their basement home. The last of the stale cookies have ...
I love those winterberry hollies that are leafless right now and loaded with bright red berries. My neighbor has some and said I'm welcome to take cuttings from them to start some of my own. What's ...
One parameter that most gardeners want included in a landscape plan is winter color. Since we live in a temperate zone, we have to include evergreens such as yew, juniper, some viburnums, fir and ...
When the word “holly” comes into a conversation one usually pictures an evergreen shrub or small tree that has many spiny leaves that are also rather sharp to the touch. These shrubs are commonly ...
As you're reading this, my brother and I will be ransacking our mother's holly tree. Hers is a classic Christmas variety with dark, lustrous leaves and masses of bright berries. Hardly surprising, ...
As well as the native rowan, many of the other garden varieties and cultivars are excellent for berries including the ...