The holly is the birth flower for December, yet it should more correctly be called the birth berry. The holly has small, fragrant blossoms that appear in the spring, but it is the berries are so ...

Sea holly is a perennial flower known for its striking purple-blue, thistle-like blooms that appear from midsummer to fall. With dark green leaves and an easy-care nature, it thrives in dry to medium ...

Holly tree with red berries in snow - Nataliia Zhekova/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Evergreen hollies provide lush shades of green year-round, which is ...

Now that holiday music is a staple on many car radios, I started to wonder about all those holiday plants often mentioned in so many catchy tunes. Some of you might be out there decking the halls with ...

When autumn leaves have fallen and the weather begins to cool, I start thinking about holly. At this time of year, the plants have set berries, often bright red to match their beautiful green, shiny ...

Chances are you're probably well-acquainted with the idea of birthstones, but you might not know that there's also an expansive list of birth flowers, with the December birth flower encompassing three ...

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 ...

As the year draws to a close, December offers a wonderful opportunity to slow down and reflect. Those born in this chilly month have a twofold opportunity to celebrate a fresh start, thanks to the ...

In this season where many of us have begun using foliages from evergreens, the holly plant is not overlooked. There is a long history of the use of holly which goes back to before the Christian era.

You might deck your halls with boughs of homegrown holly, but unless you planned ahead, those boughs could lack red berries. And that leads us to some frank talk about sex. A holly berry, like any ...