My new year’s resolution is to start removing non-native plants from my garden and replacing them with natives. I’ve really bought into the idea that what grows here should be raised here to keep our ...

LITTLE ROCK — Evergreen plants are the backbone of many American gardens. But most of these plants are foreigners, aliens brought in to do the manual labor of defining and outlining the garden. One ...

A hydrangea with dark leaves, a mock orange that reblooms, and an inkberry holly that solves the “bare-legs” problem are among the most interesting new trees and shrubs hitting the market for the 2024 ...

Inkberry holly is the shrub replacing boxwood in formal gardens. Designers explain why it's the best alternative for pest and ...

Current horticultural trends have, unfortunately, relegated hollies to an afterthought in coastal gardens, doomed forever to be hacked into little green “meatballs” and left to survive in the most ...

Stroll through a park or nature preserve, your neighborhood or even just around your yard and keep your eyes open for berries. Then say happy holidays to Ilex, the family that brings us so many ...

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 tree with red berries in snow - Nataliia Zhekova/Shutterstock It's hard to resist the allure of flowers for making our yards gorgeous during summer — but focusing solely on blooms can make our ...

Would inkberry be a good replacement for my cherry laurel that is always covered with white scale insects? Inkberry is a native evergreen holly and makes a good alternative for problematic cherry ...

One plant that shines even in the darkness of winter and under the botanical insult of snow is the holly. Most people know hollies as pyramidal evergreen trees with stiff, prickly leaves and red ...

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 ...