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I love the saying “Standing on the shoulders of giants” because it reminds me that most all great accomplishments are built on the people that labored before us. This is especially true in plant breeding.
Holger Hachmann, a plant breeder from the Holstein region of Germany is quick to remind people that his breeding work could not have been accomplished if not for his father and a housewife in Long Island, New York. . . .
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You'll recall that I was facing a dilemma about whether to collect holly from a local hedge for a Christmas bouquet. The issue resolved itself when I went back to the hedge in question to discover that either a) I had hugely overestimated the berry count or b) someone got there before me and cut of all the branches laden with berries. So I bought some lime green chrysanthemums, picked some spotted laurel from the garden along to supplement the lime green and red dogwood stems and teasels I'd already picked. As you can see the result was adequate but...
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I am not sure if this is a moral question or a legal one - probably both. But I am sure a Horticultural reader out there will know the answer. We've decided against a Christmas tree this year - with a newly-crawling baby in the house who is attracted to anything sparkly and likely to topple over, it seemed like a sensible move. My substitute is going to be a Christmas bouquet-type thing featuring stems of scarlet and lime Dogwood from the garden, some teasels I picked (possibly sprayed silver), rosehip branches, and some holly - with red berries, of...
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Can one grow holly in northern climes? (answer).From The Old Farmer's Almanac.
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Posted by Digital Flower Pictures Reblogged by Old Roses to holly on 2007-11-01, 06:13:26
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via WashingtonGardener on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
Our latest
Washington Examiner article is now out. It is all about Hollies and was inspiresd by the Holly Nursery Tour the Four Seasons Garden Club hosted that I tagged along with earluer this month. Read it
online (Jan 26 edition - page 54) or grab the print version at the red street boxes around town today - the article is on R6 (Real Estate section - page 6). It is also in the
Baltimore Examiner edition
online (Jan 26 edition - page 101) or print version on R37 (Real Estate section - page 37). I much prefer you read the Baltimore version this time as it is a full-page and includes all the photos and their cutlines.
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via About Landscaping on 1969-12-31, 19:00:00
As the winter solstice approaches, I think about its significance, especially for ancient peoples. Celtic mythology relates a wonderful winter solstice story regarding what we now know as "Christmas holly."...
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Variegated Blue Holly
Ilex x meserveae 'Honey Maid'
(EYE-lecks) (MESS-erv-ay)
This is a very unique and beautiful variegated form of the Blue Holly. I have been growing a Holly collection in one garden for years and this has been one of the nicest additions to it in a long time. It has been frustrating to cultivate the Variegated English Holly (I. aquifolium) in Connecticut. . . .
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Posted by carletongardener Reblogged by Old Roses to holly on 2006-09-11, 19:09:52
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Our house came with three mature holly trees. I haven’t a clue as to their proper names. They might be American Holly,
Ilex opaca, but I’m just guessing. These behemoths are 30 feet tall, armed with the lethal leaves, and ornamented with bright red berries. (At least, the two females have berries. The male is wisely hidden along the side of the house.) Because our soil is alkaline, the leaves are usually a sickly yellow, although they’ve improved this year with the addition of Holly-Tone and peat moss. Overall, I find them ugly trees, despite the year-round foliage and ornamental berries. Like the
Norway spruce, I would never have planted hollies, but I’m stuck with them. . .
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Golden Foster’s Holly
Ilex x attenuata 'Sunny Foster'
(EYE-lecks) (at-ten-yoo-AY-tuh)
I saw this one at Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha’s Vineyard. Personally I love gold foliaged plants but I guess they are not for everyone. I think they look great as an accent and if uses judiciously and sparingly they can add some drama to the garden. I haven’t grown this one personally so I am relying on information that I researched. . .
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As little else was accomplished, I thought I would share something new in the garden. As I ambled, I noticed that there were all these little white specks on the Japanese holly, "sky pencil" (Ilex crenata Sky Pencil). When I got closer I realized that they were little blossoms. Apparently, the sky pencil is an all female cultivar (didn't know that) and needs a male cultivar nearby for pollination.
Another thing on the "need to do" list.
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Posted by The Garden Keeper Reblogged by Old Roses to holly on 2006-06-25, 16:32:59
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Dear Ilex, I know--you're a woman, and you have needs. It's not your fault that you're planted in alley and can't go catting around to the bars in search of a one-night stand. You're stuck back there behind the chicken...
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via Cultivated on 2006-03-31, 08:39:00
Two stories about holly trees today - a short one and a longer one.
This morning when I went out to get the newspapers, the cedar waxwings were in the little holly tree I mentioned yesterday. I assume they were eating the berries, but they flew away when I got close enough to see.
Now the longer story. Several days ago I noticed a dark spot on the mulch under a large holly tree in front of the
I\'ve heard about this, but never seen it. Very cool!
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