Holly leaves and berries are commonly found in illuminated ... Popular artists like John Callcott Horsley, creator of the first Christmas card in 1843, featured holly prominently.

Holly, with its distinctive pointed leaves and bright red berries, is a common sight at this time of year, at least on holiday cards and wrappings. Can you grow it in your garden? “That depends ...

Then there’s the holly, genus Ilex, which found its way onto holiday cards through a more circuitous ... saw great magic in the holly’s bright “berries” (technically drupes) and shiny ...

The prickly plant and its bright red berries have become a symbol of the festive season, but why did holly become the subject of Christmas carols and a constant on cards and wreaths? Its ...

It’s hard to imagine the winter holidays without holly and its shiny green leaves and cheery red berries. The use of holly as decoration has its origin in pagan culture but was readily adopted ...

Just one sprig of holly with its glossy, serrated leaves and red berries can transport an arrangement from “any day” to “holiday.” But are holly berries poisonous to pets or children that ...

Female flowers have only vestigial stamens, but they have an ovary (which if pollinated develops into the berry). If you look into a holly flower and see a roundish green structure in the center ...

according to the National Trust The red flash of holly berries will be missing from most people's traditional Christmas decorations this year because the trees have "taken the year off".

That’s because farmers across the UK have seen a huge shortage in berries produced by holly trees this year. It appears not even Christmas can escape climate change, Mark Adams, partner of ...