Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marc Guitard / Getty Images Just one sprig of holly with its glossy, serrated leaves and red berries can transport an arrangement ...

American holly is an iconic plant associated with winter holiday festivities. Following are questions I have received about its ecology and its connection to Christmas. Q. We experience a backyard ...

Winter strips the garden bare, and that quiet emptiness can make it hard to imagine birds having much reason to visit. Yet ...

Q: My hybrid holly has a decent crop of berries this winter, which was a pleasant surprise since it didn’t berry well in prior years. I don’t think I did anything different this year in terms of care.

WILL some learned botanist, or Darwinian theorist, kindly inform me through the columns of NATURE why some holly berries appear obnoxious to birds? This is a great holly neighbourhood, and there are ...