hollies

Callistemon citrinus - Lemon Bottlebrush

Hollies for Gardeners (775 readers)

Contributed by amazon 12.04 2007 on 10:23:33 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Richly enshrouded in legend and superstition, valued for a wide variety of uses and prized by gardeners, hollies have always been part of our lives and gardens. Now they are enjoying a peak of popularity as gardeners wake up to their huge diversity of form, foliage and fruit, marvel at their adaptability, and appreciate the wide variety of situations in which they can be used. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Mesgolg' GOLDEN GIRL ® - blue holly, Meserve holly (1274 readers)

Contributed by havlis 20.02 2008 on 09:22:17 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

GOLDEN GIRL ® is probably the first ever patented holly with yellow berries in the world, US plant patent 7652 from 1990, as a cross between ilex aquifolium ´Fructa Lutea´and ilex rugosa . Yellow fruits are an awesome feature because it never happened with any other blue holly before. And it has at least two more attractive features to be sought after for: gorgeous leaves and excellent hardiness. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel'® - blue holly, Meserve holly (1805 readers)

Contributed by havlis 02.04 2008 on 14:21:51 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Blue Angel ® is a favourite female variety of blue hollies. It flowers abundantly in the spring and fruits are born in the autumn. They are bright red, shiny berries that remain on the plant until early to mid spring. It needs a male pollinator e.g. Blue Prince®. Leaves are very glossy, larger than other blue’s, deep green, young ones are almost violet-blue. The leaves have crinkled edges as a result of further crossing with ilex aquifolium. This variety is slow growing. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Casanova' - blue holly, Meserve holly (1181 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 08:24:57 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

We are always happy to hear about any success as far as increasing plants hardiness. And when it happens and a new plant variety is hardy and at the same time beautiful we are lost for words. Casanova is the one that left us speechless. It is a brand new variety that was only in 2006 introduced at the international nurseries fair in Essen, Germany. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Heckenstar'® - blue holly (2865 readers)

Contributed by havlis 08.04 2008 on 08:34:47 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Castle Wall™ | Heckenstar® is quite a novelty from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 1998. It is a cross ilex aquifolium „Pyramidalis“ and ilex x meserveae „Blue Prince“® . The result is a strictly upright growing, very hardy, evergreen shrub. Outside Europe it is distributed under trade name Castle Wall™. ...

Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess' - blue holly, Meserve holly (2505 readers)

Contributed by havlis 21.02 2008 on 08:56:49 Topic: Plants / Evergreen Shrubs Match on Article's text

Blue Princess is probably the most popular female variety of blue hollies. It flowers abundantly in the spring and fruits are born in the autumn. They are bright red, shiny berries that remain on the plant until early to mid spring. To produce fruits it needs a male pollinator e.g. Blue Prince® or Casanova. ...

Proper Pruning Techniques (714 readers)

Contributed by Yardiac 28.04 2007 on 10:47:07 Topic: Garden care / Garden Tools Match on Article's text

Pruning is a vital part of plant and tree care. This task can be confusing so we developed the following guide to help you prune properly. Three basic tools suffice for most pruning jobs: shears, loppers, and a pruning saw . Keep them sharp for clean cuts; disinfect after pruning diseased material. ...