Roses do not have thorns; they have prickles. But there ARE “thorns” in the rose garden. Their names are botrytis, black spot ...

You’re right to be concerned about your poor holly bush, which sounds like it’s suffering from a disease known as holly leaf ...

Dead and damaged branches are an open door for pests and diseases ... to poor plant structure. More common on tree-form holly types and easier to spot on varieties that lose their leaves in ...

This weekend would be a good time to finish off your 2019 new plantings of trees, shrubs ... Matted leaves also trap moisture, increasing the odds of fungal disease. After removing excess leaves ...

Yet, as each year passes, I lose more and more leaves ... Japanese holly and take the whole plant, roots and all, to your county extension office. Staff there can diagnose this disease locally ...

The fruits of yaupon holly are toxic ... yaupon leaves contain theobromine (the stimulant found in “regular” tea, made from a camellia-like plant), plus other bioactive substances still ...

If you have ever looked at a holly plant, you may have noticed that some leaves have smooth edges while others have spiky, pointed ones. Interestingly, some holly plants display both types of ...

Had it existed in AD 122, when Hadrian started work on the wall that dominates this part of Northumberland, the Holly Bush Inn in Greenhaugh would have hung vine leaves outside to advertise the ...