Common winterberry, Ilex verticillata, is a worthwhile addition to any birdwatcher’s garden. The fruit feeds many species of birds, including American robin, eastern bluebirds and bluejays. The plant ...

The glossy "holly-shaped" leaves and ruby red berries of English holly have brought a bough of cheer into a multitude of homes. But hollies are also classic winners in the outdoor landscape. Their ...

Holly (Ilex) has been the quintessential winter holiday (holy day) decorating green since the Druids first hung it over doorways to snag evil spirits at the threshold. Early Christians harvested it ...

No doubt you’ve seen your share of hollies this month — in wreaths and boughs or perhaps on holiday cards and catalog covers. But are they growing in your garden? There are hundreds of holly species ...

Andy and Sally Wasowski/Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center via AP This image provided by the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center shows a native Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) branch bearing a ...

I just love holly year-round in the garden. With its thick, durable dark green leaves and brightly colored berries, the birds love them as well. Too many of us, though, only think about holly during ...

Q: I recently bought an Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite' (female) plant. It is suggested that an Ilex 'Jim Dandy' (male) plant be used to pollinate the 'Red Sprite.' I already have an Ilex x meserveae ...

Winterberries are mainly grown for their ornamental fall and winter fruit, which stand out particularly well after the leaves have fallen off this deciduous holly. However, I. verticillata is also a ...

The wildlife in your yard will appreciate winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Red’). The native deciduous shrub loses its 1 1/2- to 3-inch lance-shaped glossy leaves in fall. The small ...

Despite being natively at home in bogs and on the edges of kettle ponds and other wetlands, winterberry, a native holly species, does not require wet feet in order to thrive. Ilex verticillata is a ...

No doubt you’ve seen your share of hollies this month — in wreaths and boughs or perhaps on holiday cards and catalog covers. But are they growing in your garden? There are hundreds of holly species ...