Needlepoint holly

Privacy in the garden. It's one of the most frequent requests that homeowners ask for in their landscape design and helps make their garden and property feel like a personal retreat. You've certainly heard the old saying "Good fences make good neighbors", well good hedges make even better

“Now that I’m declaring my redtip photinias a complete loss, what are my best replacements?” I have never seen a year like this as far as Entomosporium fungal leaf spot ...

If you want to keep prying eyes out, but don’t want to—or can’t—install a fence, surround your property with these best trees for privacy.

Fall is the perfect time to get your shrubs in the ground to ensure brilliant blooms next spring! With colder weather coming, the ground temperature now is just right for getting the roots well established before the first frost, and happy roots are the #1 key to success. Here’s what I’ve found to

There are hundreds of different holly species. But the most popular worldwide are those that we cultivate for their ornamental foliage and black or red berries. Holly bushes look gorgeous in the garden, and holly

Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Nana' (Korean Boxwood) is a low-growing, compact, evergreen shrub with a lush foliage of light green leaves. The new growth emerges lime green in spring, turning darker as the season progresses. Tough, hardy and easy to grow, this Boxwood provides color year-round, as well as form, texture and contrast to its companion plants. Slow-growing, 1-3 in. per year (2-7 cm), it is resistant to boxwood blight and boxwood leafminer.

Hollies are evergreens with shiny leaves and red berries. They're very elegant in the backyard, providing color and interest during the bleak winter. You can propagate your holly with cuttings.

Noted for its heat and drought tolerance, Ilex cornuta 'Needlepoint' (Chinese Holly) is a pyramidal evergreen shrub or tree with a lustrous foliage of alternate, simple, dark green leaves, which holds all year. The leathery, slightly twisted leaves feature a large spine at their tips. Inconspicuous fragrant white flowers appear in spring. They attract bees and pollinating insects. The pollinated flowers give way to a heavy crop of bright red berries which ripen in fall and persist into…

An alternative to traditional Box Hedging, and almost identical in appearance. Far less prone to pests and disease. A hybrid variety produced from cuttings