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• Holly With a Twist

  In a few weeks, holly will start showing up everywhere, as people begin to deck their halls. One of the delights of having holly trees or shrubs is that you can cut your own holly, which is often fresher and better than you can buy in stores or garden... Posted Nov 19 2008, 08:13 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: holiday decorations, holiday plants, holly, ilex, variegated holly, winter gardening

• Holly

  The weather outside is cold and blustery, with wind chills below zero. When I look out my dining room window I see the three big holly trees (which are actually shrubs) on the south side of the house. They are covered with bright berries, which is wonderful... Posted Feb 11 2008, 08:53 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning, holly

• Holly Days

  There is nothing like holly during the December holiday season. When I was growing up my mother used to order large amounts of the red-berried branches from a local florist. Half the holly was given away to friends; the rest was distributed throughout... Posted Dec 11 2007, 10:51 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: Christmas traditions, holly

• Maximizing Plants

  My garden space is limited, so every plant that I install has to do something special for the landscape. For the longest time I have had trouble figuring out what to do with two robust variegated hollies planted at least ten years ago by the previous... Posted Nov 29 2007, 07:21 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: difficult plants, holly