Winter holly-days: There's a berried beauty for every situation Published: Dec. 13, 2018, 2:00 p.m. Hollies are standout winter plants for their bright red berries.

The possumhaw holly, Ilex decidua, is valued for its smooth gray bark texture and fruiting habit, but it is too big and perhaps too coarse for the small home garden. Warren's Red is a classic ...

The yaupon holly, used to make a type of tea by American Indians, is evergreen. You could use a few as a screen in an area where nothing else will grow, reaching 12 feet or more. It can take ...

Our holly bushes are really big and seem a little out of control but we sure do not want to loose them. ... Prune holly in winter. Published: Aug. 16, 2007, 3:12 a.m. By . bdegroff; ...

Green holly with red berries adorns many holiday cards and wreaths, a legacy of ancient celebrations in northern Europe. The classic English holly (Ilex aquifolium), native to England and other are… ...

This deciduous holly has medium-green lanceolate leaves 1 to 3 inches long and less than 1½ inches wide. In early June, small greenish-white flowers appear. The flowers are not particularly showy ...

Nothing is more beautiful on a cold winter's day than a brilliantly-adorned holly tree standing silent vigil in the woods. Surrounded by the bare, dark branches of trees that have chosen to ...

Deciduous holly, “Possum haw,” Ilex decidua, is not an evergreen holly. If you locate this plant sometime in the middle of the winter, this holly won’t have a single leaf on it.

Continuing our weekly winter wildlife reviews, I wanted to switch over to the botanical side of things because, yes, plants are wildlife, too. As many of you may have observed, however, winter in ...