Most gardeners don't have good things to say about thistles. However, sea holly (Eryngium planum), also called flat sea holly, may change that opinion with its stunning steely-blue thistlelike flower ...

The name holly likely calls to mind a plant with evergreen foliage and bright red berries, but not all hollies are evergreen. Some of the most striking specimens are deciduous trees and shrubs covered ...

Q: My neighbor cut down a large holly but did not dig out the stump. In spring I gave him large clumps of magic lily bulbs, which he planted in a bed near the stump. In August the bulbs only produced ...

The No. 1 question people ask me about holly is “why doesn’t my holly have red berries?” It seems like everyone that plants holly, myself included, do so because they want the red berries. I can see ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tall holly trees grow against a picket fence. - Grace Cary/Getty Images Holly might not normally seem like a large enough plant to ...

Q. We planted several holly plants last year. When is the best time to fertilize these plants and what fertilizer should we use? A. Holly (Ilex species) should be fertilized as soon as the Forsythia ...

Just a couple of weeks ago when Santa Claus opened the front door to the North Pole to start on his annual rounds, he unleashed a slug of unconscionably cold air, the likes of which we haven’t seen in ...

With their roly-poly forms and undeniable whimsy, round shrubs make a statement in any garden. Even better? You don’t have to ...

Q: This year I had no berries on my holly bush; I thought the reason was that the female had been severely eaten by the deer (they did not touch my marigolds — thanks!). I mentioned the lack of ...