Learn how to grow holly trees and bushes for income or decoration to add visual interest to any property. “The mistletoe hung in the castle hall, / The holly branch shone on the old oak wall; / The ...

Liven up cold-season gardens and homes with a gorgeous winterberry bush. The berries are a favorite of hungry winter birds.

Deck the halls with boughs of ... winterberry. Granted, the meter’s a little off, but that’s what Ohio gardeners who seek an easy-to-grow member of the holly family should try singing. Classic English ...

Find out which invasive shrubs you should avoid planting in your landscape and alternative native shrubs to replace them with ...

Q. Do all holly bushes have berries? — Julie, Goshen. A. Unlike most plants, which are capable of self-fertilization and setting fruit or seed all by themselves, dioecious plants are different, ...

The plant blooms from early summer to early fall with the most profuse number of flowers in mid-summer. With a long tap root (it’s a member of the carrot family!), it’s drought-tolerant and actually ...

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 ...

Q: I wonder if you could help us. We have two holly bushes in our front garden (western exposure) and they seem to be afflicted with a parasite or maybe a fungus (see reader's photo). Are you able to ...

QUESTION: I have several Japanese holly bushes that are continuing to decline. I believed the destruction was coming from spider mites, but nothing I’ve used seems to work. I have sprayed soap and ...