Common holly, Ilex aquifolium, is a useful evergreen shrub that can be grown as a specimen tree, clipped bushes or as a hedge. There are dozens of varieties, many with variegated leaves. Plants are ...

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or planted in gardens as part of a hedge or as a green backdrop in the garden. As a gardener, I have planted, cared for and pruned several different Ilex species, and here, I reveal all I know ...