1. Remember that holly grows slowly. While it is usually necessary to prune fast-growing shrubs like ninebark or spirea annually or even twice a year, holly might not need even a yearly trim.

The holly, whose botanical name is Ilex, has for centuries played a large part in medical, superstitious and religious lore among such ancient and disparate groups as the Greeks, Romans, Druids and… ...

Chinese holly (I. cornuta and its varieties) is a landscape standard in North Texas. The parent species is a very large shrub or small tree with a rounded shape, growing 15 to 20 feet tall and wide.

There is an idea in horticulture that the strategy for aging with your garden is to rip out all those perennials and annuals and replace them with low-maintenance shrubs. I am thinking of this as ...

These are shrubs or trees that generally have sizeable glossy leaves, often with prickly points. These hollies represent a few members of the huge Ilex family that includes more than 550 species ...

A: That works for some shrubs, but winterberry holly is one that supposedly doesn't respond well to "coppicing" – the practice of whacking back a woody plant to or near the ground.

We’ve all seen magnificent Holly shrubs and trees, loaded with fat, shiny red berries at Christmastime. It’s possible to grow your own Christmas greens, including holly, right in your home ...

Our list of top backyard shrubs features lots of exciting new varieties. All have beautiful blooms, too, to give your space more flower power. By Graham Rice. Contributions from Holly Crossley ...