AT this time of year a sprig of holly brings festive cheer to any home – but what does it really have to do with Christmas? The prickly plant and its bright red berries have become a symbol o… ...

Kathleen K. Meserve, whose formal study of botany ended in the fifth grade, created the Zone 5 Meserve holly hybrids in her Long Island, New York, kitchen after attending a garden club lecture on ...

December 17, 2016 at 1:00am GMT. OVER the coming days, many of us will probably have some form of holly (llex aquifolium) in our houses, whether a real branch from a tree or a picture on a card.