HOLLY HILL, S.C. (WCBD) – Hickory Bluff Berry Farm is gearing up for a sweet spring tradition this weekend. The farm will host its annual Blessing of the Berries on Saturday, marking the start of this ...

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 ...

Tasmanians are flocking to local producers for festive gifts and food. While fishermen are enjoying a surge in sales, some farmers are still waiting for the bulk of ...

While poinsettias have an undeserved reputation for being poisonous, as you’d have to eat a few hundred poinsettia leaves to get sick, an expert says two other traditional holiday plants are ...

There’s no plant that says “Christmas” in the South quite like a holly. Those glossy green leaves and bright red berries have been woven into our holiday traditions for centuries, symbolizing hope, ...

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 ...

Today, with pleasure, old friends offered me an opportunity to gather boughs of holly. On the east side of the home of Dana and Roger Blankenship, the shrubs glistened with clusters of snow still ...

Recently our new neighbor gave Mary Alice a bouquet of American holly to use in decorating our home for Christmas. The American holly became known as the Christmas bush due to its history in ancient ...