They may be synonymous with Christmas, but they're wonderful garden additions all year round – so long as you learn when to ...

Q: This year I had no berries on my holly bush; I thought the reason was that the female had been severely eaten by the deer (they did not touch my marigolds — thanks!). I mentioned the lack of ...

Holly is the hero plant to celebrate winter solstice Stonehenge is a mecca for marking the shortest day of the year (Alamy/PA) According to legend and pagan rituals, the holly bush symbolises the ...

The cooler weather means the plant’s demands for water are less and new growth is stalled. Have the new hole dug first, that way the holly can go straight to it once dug out. Do not introduce ...

I have lived for more than 30 years in the same house in Bolton, Lancashire, and have watched the growth of a holly bush in my front garden over that period. Never before has there been such a ...