| 单词 | holly |
| 例句 | The holly and phoenix feather wand had conquered the borrowed wand, something that Ollivander had not anticipated or understood. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And what would happen to a rabbit who left the shelter of the holly tree and ran down the path? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Alyce hung holly and ivy from the charred beams in the hall. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The holly bits were tied with pine branches and set on the sills of the street-facing windows. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Three boys sat on bikes at the edge of the yard, right beside the holly bush. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I quickly carried the scraps bowl out into the yard, walking past the privy, all the way back to the stable wall where straggly holly bushes grew. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A mile southwards along the shore they came upon holly trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z From a thick pile of dead leaves beneath a holly tree, Hazel looked down a narrow path lined on either side with fern and sprouting fireweed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That morning they lit a fire in a deep hollow shrouded by great bushes of holly, and their supper-breakfast was merrier than it had been since they set out. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The holly and phoenix wand was nearly severed in two. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Not only were there a dozen frost-covered Christmas trees and thick streamers of holly and mistletoe crisscrossing the ceiling, but enchanted snow was falling, warm and dry, from the ceiling. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He rummaged in the pouch hung around his neck, and pulled out the two halves of holly still just connected by the finest thread of phoenix feather. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He did not care to know how many female holly trees a single male could bring to berry. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She looks around the room, taking in the swags of green, the holly berries, red roses, and dried magnolia leaves set as centerpieces on all the tables. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z In the fall it held a few sprigs of bittersweet and at Christmas time it held holly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother’s flower beds were all covered over, and the snow was lining up on her holly trees and mulberry and frosting the tops of her rhododendrons. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Tricky customer, eh? Not to worry, we’ll find the perfect match here somewhere — I wonder, now — yes, why not — unusual combination — holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice and supple.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The Balls step left, Johnny steps right, and for a moment, it is just Celia, standing under the holly berries in her sparkling hot pink gown. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But close under the cliff there stood, still strong and living, two tall trees, larger than any trees of holly that Frodo had ever seen or imagined. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Some days he saw mystery everywhere, in earthworms and holly trees and basset hounds, and the inexplicability of even the simplest life so angered and stupefied him that he almost resented any balancing elucidation. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A robin landed on the holly bush, as if posing for a Christmas card. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Swags of green velvet have been hung around the windows, adorned with bouquets of real holly berries. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He could see the pages coming from the forest, dragging the yule log and branches of holly to decorate the Hall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The sun made even the dense holly and hawthorn bushes on the edge of the clearing look harmless. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z On each side stood a sable bush—holly or yew. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Branches of holly and spruce decked the Hall and filled the air with fragrance. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He picked up the holly and phoenix wand and felt a sudden warmth in his fingers, as though wand and hand were rejoicing at their reunion. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The dark leaves of laurels and holly obscured the view, but he reached through and thrust them aside to see the side of the house clearly, with the broken study window sharp in the moonlight. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was dolled up like a Christmas tree in a red velvet skirt, a red and white striped waist, and a red velvet hat trimmed in real holly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It passed in a flash of man-made, unnatural color, glittering here and there and brighter than a winter holly tree. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My arms shook on their own, and the green spiky leaves and toxic red berries of hollies growing alongside the road started to look appetizing. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z It glowed as brightly as a holly berry in the dimness, and several of them had brushed through it, longing for the contact with something so vibrantly alive. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I spun around, but all I saw behind me was a stubbly holly bush. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I break off branches from the holly bushes and a few sprigs of pine and carry them inside. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z They planted it with trees—hazel, alder, birch, and dogwood—as well as privet hedges and holly bushes. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent the day before Christmas fighting a holly bush with a pair of scissors. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He crouched low down behind the holly bush. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She yanked some paper off a prickly holly that didn’t seem to want to give it up, threw the pile of paper to the grass. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z There's a wilder corner where broken slabs're stacked under corkscrewed holly. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The dark inside of the holly bush smelled bitter. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Your grandmother was the Keeper of the Forest,” said the fairy queen, who wore a crown of clover and sat upon a throne of holly leaves. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was that magic strung the days all together, like holly berries on a winter garland, into one long, ripe ruby afternoon. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I lined my shoes and cap with newspaper to keep out the wind and emptied the leftovers hiding under the holly bush into a bucket that I covered with an old rag. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Festoons of holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls, and no less than twelve towering Christmas trees stood around the room, some sparkling with tiny icicles, some glittering with hundreds of candles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z In deference to Christmas, which a few people celebrated even in the Cow’s Guts, Mr. Thirsty had decorated the bar with a stuffed antelope on a platter garnished with holly. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The twigs and dead holly hurt his knees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The holly shivered just as Saint Gabriel's chimed a quarter to nine. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Heavy posts, reeking of creosote and paint, towered up as high as the holly trees in the hedge, and the board they carried threw a long shadow across the top of the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls were going over to a Greenpoint factory which needed hands for winter orders, poinsettias and artificial holly wreaths. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z His wand, he reminded himself, had been of holly, not elder, and it had been made by Ollivander, whatever it had done that night Voldemort had pursued him across the skies. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z MON Help remove invasive ivy, holly and blackberry, tools provided, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Community calendar 2012-01-11T22:32:04Z All these deciduous hollies benefit from some pruning. Perspective | Looking for a star for your winter garden? Try winterberry holly. 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Surrounded by sea and hills, rowan trees, hawthorn and holly, it had a fragrant compost loo-with-a-view. 'My best travel discovery of 2016' 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z He looked over at the advent calendar hanging from the door and he thought about all the other things Sophie had bought: the sprigs of holly, the scented candles, the endless reams of ribbon. Fancy dress by Kate Horsley 2010-12-26T00:05:12Z In a small urban backyard, that might be the 15-foot gap between a holly and a magnolia. Perspective | Finding the flower bed in the firmament 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Other honeys, including blueberry, avocado and holly, are also available. Honeys for Rosh Hashana 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z At Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa in Texas, Jonathan Pixler, its horticulturist, cultivates mature pecan trees, Indian paint brush, Texas mountain laurel and yaupon holly, whose red berries draw birds in the fall. Oh, to Stop and Smell the Local Flora 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z You look for pine mixed with silver holly.” T Magazine: Into the Wild 2011-11-09T19:23:46Z Add a little holly and a few berries for a nice seasonal display. Your Guide to Paperwhites 2011-12-07T20:20:03.313Z It’s one of two native, deciduous hollies widely available for planting in home gardens. Vibrant Winter Hollies 2010-12-08T19:14:00Z Winterberries, American hollies and other Ilex provide important sources of winter berries. Perspective | Bird populations have crashed. Here’s what you can do to help. 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z The possumhaw holly, Ilex decidua, is valued for its smooth gray bark texture and fruiting habit, but it is too big and perhaps too coarse for the small home garden. Perspective | Looking for a star for your winter garden? Try winterberry holly. 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z On the table next to the salt and pepper you’ll find chiltepin chiles, which look like holly berries, with a little wooden mortar for grinding them to red-hot tasty flakes. Linda Ronstadt’s Borderland 2013-12-27T17:32:15Z A handful of common ferns, such as Japanese painted and holly ferns, are typically stocked at mass merchandisers. Fronds with benefits: A guide to ferns 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Hollyday decorations SAT Create holiday wreaths and garlands with holly, ivy and other invasive plants in the park, basic materials provided, 1 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2012-12-06T02:12:12Z The wreath was plastic, with molded holly and ivy and needles that glittered like my Barbie doll’s shoes. The Christmas Wreath 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z It’s never too late to embrace your inner holly jolly. Hark! Listen to TIME?s Favorite Holiday Tunes on Spotify 2011-12-02T19:54:49Z Perfect for acid-loving plants such as azaleas, hollies and rhododendrons. Americans love mulch — and many of us are misusing it 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z There are several wonderful varieties of the inkberry, a suckering, evergreen holly that is great as an informal hedge. Turn your yard from swampy to swanky with these moisture-loving plants 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z “Some of the most beautiful species feed on nettles and brambles, and most people won’t want those in their gardens. At this time of year, holly blues are laying their eggs on holly.” More birds and bees, please! 12 easy, expert ways to rewild your garden 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Putting them in a dark corner would reduce the berry set and also rob the holly of its dazzling display. Perspective | Looking for a star for your winter garden? Try winterberry holly. 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Our traditional festive celebrations owe much to the Victorians' plundering of pagan symbolism - whether the still-fertile appearance of evergreens and holly, the bearded god Odin's habit of climbing down chimneys, or spectres at the fireside. Why do we love a festive ghost tale? 2013-12-23T16:56:48Z Valued evergreens such as camellias, hollies, southern magnolias and rhododendrons should be fully hydrated before the ground freezes to minimize winter kill related to desiccation. Dealing, kindly, with stony ground In what the Daily Mirror trumpets as an "exclusive", it reveals that there will be back-to-back shoots for the two specials, themed with holly and daffodils respectively. Songs of Praise: another hoary old chestnut 2012-10-04T08:35:20Z "Duke the halls with boughs of holly. Fa la la la la, la la la VROOOM!" 'Dukes of Hazzard' drive into the holidays with Christmas album 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z If the vehicle is reduced to no more than its message, we might as well boil it in pudding and bury it with a sprig of holly through its heart. 2009-12-25T01:45:00Z These are the hollies that are naked in winter except for generous clusters of large red berries. Perspective | Looking for a star for your winter garden? Try winterberry holly. 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z While the holiday season brings a lot of joy, this time of year isn’t always holly and jolly — often bringing controversy alongside the turkey and bow-wrapped presents. 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' Charlie Brown and other holiday classics sparking controversy 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z I followed her lead and made it that way, sandwiched with her mascarpone frosting and decorated with a restrained smattering of marzipan holly leaves, because that’s who I am. ’Tis the season to revisit the gingerbread that continues to defy me 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Their scent is beautiful, and the trimmings are great for decorating, trimming the mantle, forming into a wreath with some holly berries. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: CDC provides a refresher on face masks 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z A: The more sun these hollies get, the more berries you’ll get. Vibrant Winter Hollies 2010-12-08T19:14:00Z Made in 1968, when Mr. Kosuth was a young turk of Conceptualism, it consists of the dictionary definition of “holly,” cut out and pasted to a piece of paper. Art Review: ‘Hooray for Hollywood!’ Recalls Holly Solomon’s Eye for Art 2014-01-16T22:48:08Z But it works as a lightweight crime yarn at a time of year awash in holly and ivy sentiment that, like fresh snow on a still-warm earth, is celebrated before melting away, forgotten. Viral podcast “Dirty John” goes Bravo: It’s true crime, “Real Housewives”-style 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Tuck in some holly and Star of Bethlehem for added Christmas embellishment, and display them by the door or gate so that friends can pick them up as they depart. 86 Fresh Christmas Ideas 2010-11-19T19:59:00Z So he started planting — holly and rhododendron, native evergreens — in the ground that surrounds his home in Northern Dutchess County. A Modern Take on the Hudson River School Tradition 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Lime, quince, cherry and holly trees, climbing roses and honeysuckle are among the plantings. Europe, in 9 Walks 2013-04-19T14:51:25Z By the time I was in third grade, the holly berries had started to fall off and the color had faded to the point where I hated it, too. The Christmas Wreath 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The contrast was palpable, the lustrous and vibrant green of new ferns, and shaggy mosses, holly and laurel juxtaposed with the blackened hillsides. Personal Journeys: Two Tales of Recovery in the Canary Islands 2013-07-19T16:38:43Z The Falls Church-Arlington Home and Garden Tour includes four 100-year-old holly trees, mature boxwoods, a garden of Victorian-era plants and two homes that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 2017 spring home and garden tours and events in the D.C. area 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Create discrete areas shaped by hydrangeas, boxwood, osmanthus, viburnums, azaleas, hollies and camellias. The serenity of a shade garden 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z “The rich magnolia covered with its odiferous blossoms, the holly, the beech, the tall yellow poplar, the hilly ground,” he wrote in his journal, enumerating the wonders that greeted him. Following Audubon?s Footsteps in Louisiana 2010-04-15T21:58:00Z With a sprig of holly in her hat, she improvises songs on her ukulele. Christmas at Dollywood, With Streetmosphere and a Chicken Lady 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z In spite of the robust filtration system, time takes a toll: The pond gets mucky from accumulated fish waste and the decay of fallen holly blossoms, dead algae and more. Is having a fish pond worth the effort? Yes. 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z It was known as Holly Night but holly became so scarce in this part of the world that the local population opted instead to use ash. Ash dieback reaches Cumbria - a county where the tree plays a special part in history and folklore 2012-11-13T10:34:18Z Use a glass hurricane or vase to create an arrangement that will last throughout the Christmas season by filling the jar with a layer of limes, red holly berries, and lemons. 86 Fresh Christmas Ideas 2010-11-19T19:59:00Z Today, the L-shaped lane is home to a string of Beaux-Arts mansions shaded by sweet gum trees and glossy spikes of holly bushes pushing through iron gates. Footsteps: Following Dickens Through Switzerland 2012-07-06T16:19:17Z Another native deciduous holly is sometimes grown ornamentally. Perspective | Looking for a star for your winter garden? Try winterberry holly. 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z But when it taps at the window, a sprig of holly in its teeth, she allows it back in. Ali Smith’s Seasonal Cycle Turns to a Dreamy ‘Winter’ 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z You might find a few sprigs of tattered roses, calendulas, Johnny-jump-ups or Salvia horminum, but mostly you’ll rely on evergreen branches and bright but inedible berries from holly, winterberry and such. Forget flowers this year. Try decorating your holiday table with fruit. 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z By late summer, the fruit is conspicuous even though the shrubs are smothered in pretty, elliptical leaves, free of the spines we associate with holly. Perspective | Looking for a star for your winter garden? Try winterberry holly. 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z Bunch fresh holly from the yard and large gold temple bells on top of the Christmas tree for a bold use of traditional materials. 86 Fresh Christmas Ideas 2010-11-19T19:59:00Z Bulbs shaped like birds or holly leaves are available. Where to Find a Ceramic Christmas Tree? 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Evergreen hollies, incidentally, are one of the few evergreens in our part of the world that hold up to formal clipping. Perspective | Looking for a star for your winter garden? Try winterberry holly. 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z But, hey, it’s the season for holly and folly, and only the grinch within us wants to be counting calories and cash right now. Brad’s Swingside Cafe: Warming Italian fare in Fremont 2013-12-05T20:49:00Z I tangled through thickets of pine, oak, holly and mossy cypress. Among the Majestic Trees in Congaree, Slipping Into Silence 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z On the top surface, marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly and other exotic woods reflects her hobbies and interests: painting, music, gardening, architecture. Some Favorite Things Not Hanging on a Wall 2011-12-30T00:11:48Z There are native species of sea holly, but the most popular, E. yuccifolium, is a large and rather coarse-looking plant with greenish-white blooms. Three head-turning perennials Washington gardeners should try this year 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Many of the networks, NBC chief among them, may as well wrap their network logos in holly and poinsettias. Christmas Shows Are TV’s December Comfort Food 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Boxwood and holly tend to last longer than other material. What you need to know to care for holiday greenery Walk along the wild and extensive sands, shingle and dunes of the north coast, with its rich tangle of colonising grasses, sea holly and orchids, back to the main beach. 10 great walks on Britain's tiny islands 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z One to watch is Charlotte Duckworth, a Devon-based silversmith who presents a graceful set of silver ladles and serving spoons with delicate, natural handles crafted from holly branches. What to See at London’s Collect Art Fair 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z SAT Create wreaths, garlands, sprays using invasive ivy, Scots broom, laurel and holly from the park, 2 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z While torches of red fill one side, berry-laden foster hollies line the opposite. Three stunning gardens that will change the way you think about fall 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z I would never treat trees that are bee magnets, such as tulip trees, linden trees, cherries and hollies, and fruit trees, to name just a few obvious ones. A common pesticide may be a menace to pollinators. Know how to protect them. 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z No garden should be without hellebores or a daphne or two, winterberry hollies and witch hazels. Perspective | The winter garden is full of promise and productivity. Don’t let it go to waste. 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z A toss-up between Golden, a warm citrus scent, and Grove, a holly and jolly Christmas tree-inspired essential blend. 10 décor gifts that make perfect Christmas presents 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Cox keeps the accessories simple — she collects berries, twigs and sprigs of holly while on afternoon walks with her children, ages 3 and 6 — but gets creative with paper. How to take gift wrapping up a notch without going full Martha Stewart 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Choose natural elements such as holly berries and eucalyptus sprigs instead of candles to fill the lanterns. 86 Fresh Christmas Ideas 2010-11-19T19:59:00Z SAT Create wreaths, garlands using holly, ivy and other invasive plants from the park, 1 p.m. Community calendar 2011-12-01T00:37:04Z If you needed to create a large rain garden, a massing of them would be stunning in front of a hedge of, say, yaupon holly. If you’re a restless gardener, there is plenty to do in February 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Yet beneath the holly jolly facade, there is real disdain here for straight people’s cheery conservatism, their preference for smiling silence. ‘Happiest Season’ Review: Make the Yuletide Gay 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z Farther up, we passed a Yaupon holly that was pruned like cumulus clouds and a grove of grafted pecan trees strong enough to survive the sticky alkaline soil. Dallas is the most affordable go-to travel destination for 2015 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z In such a garden, you could position ostrich ferns in and around other bog lovers: winterberry, Yaupon holly or river birch, or the herbaceous hardy hibiscuses, swamp lobelias or ligularias. Fronds with benefits: A guide to ferns 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z He sometimes uses bamboo or, more frequently, holly as a way of removing things that interfere with the idyll. Inn at Little Washington offers peek at its carefully concocted grounds 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z As with other hollies, you will need a male version for fruiting. If 2018’s rains wrecked your garden, it might be time to try something new 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Evergreens fall into two basic categories: broadleaf trees and shrubs, such as hollies and camellias; and the needled cone bearers, the conifers. Winter wonders: Conifers revive the sleeping garden. But remember, less is more. 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z The latest highlight is a re-creation of Central Park assembled with mosses and holly, and featuring treasures like Belvedere Castle. How to Spend the Holidays in New York City 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z English boxwoods, planted to follow the curve of the walk, and clipped 'Oakland' hollies, which anchor each corner, offer a nod to the traditional forms found in Colonial gardens. Atlanta Cottage Garden 2013-05-13T15:50:05.423Z Another's limbs were carrying a load of holly wreaths. You can't resolve your way through New Year's grief 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z There's frost on the grass in the orchardwhere songbirds have gathered their choir,snow colours the hawthorn, the holly,we've heaped up the logs on the fire. Carols for Christmas 2010-12-18T00:07:31Z There are a number of broadleaf evergreens that provide structure and screening in the shady garden — hollies, camellias and boxwood all spring to mind. New hemlock hybrid could return a beloved tree to the shade garden 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Plants such as holly, magnolia, mistletoe, pine, ivy, and fir were common in the 18th century. Christmas Wreaths 2010-11-19T16:21:00Z The signature plant here is an old Burford holly tree, which now shields a collection of ferns, hostas and astilbe and is encircled with a red brick path. Converting a suburban yard into a wildlife oasis, one plant at a time 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z There is little demand for songs celebrating holly and ivy in August. British folk group mixes rural traditions with Christmas 2011-12-22T09:05:01Z For centuries, more than 35 million acres of beech, oak, holly, sycamore, tupelo, cypress, maple, ash, sweet gum, pawpaw and loblolly pine covered that stretch of land. Among the Majestic Trees in Congaree, Slipping Into Silence 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z But several of them had become nearly overgrown — passable, but barely, swarmed with invasive blackberry, ivy, holly. In King County elections, most people run unopposed. Here are their stories. 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z For a decade, he had watched three holly plants from Australia bear fruit without having ever produced a male flower or anything that resembled pollen, the vehicle for plant sperm. ‘Game changer.’ Scientists are genetically engineering crops to clone themselves 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The front yard is bordered by Mary Nell hollies and bamboo. Prominent architect designed this D.C. house for himself 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The floral arrangements used “English foliage — holly, berried ivy and red skimmia,” and the tree was to be recycled to be viewed by holiday visitors to Windsor. King Charles III pays homage to his mother in first Christmas message 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z The picture, released by Buckingham Palace, shows King Charles standing in front of a Christmas tree with plastic-free, recyclable decorations and arrangements of holly and ivy in the background. King's Christmas message to pay tribute to Queen's legacy 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z “I added small pops of red and green to make it happy. I think it has a youthful holiday feel, not like ye olde holly china table setting.” One plate, four ways: Find your perfect holiday table setting 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z In 1839, Smith reported to the Linnean Society of London that he could grow new plants from the seeds of the hollies. ‘Game changer.’ Scientists are genetically engineering crops to clone themselves 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Yet there are less imposing hollies to choose from that make fine additions to the garden while supplying festive fodder. These jolly hollies take any shape you like and brighten winter days 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z And when setting a table, they focus on layering: Start with a runner that provides a pop of color, add pine boughs, holly, candles and Libeco linen napkins. How to create a cozy home that lasts beyond the holidays 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Perhaps you aren’t prepared to go all-out decking the halls with boughs of holly. Liven up your holiday decor with fresh garland, wreaths and more 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Ditch the mistletoe and holly and it would still be a well-crafted, well-balanced character sketch, following two lost souls as they discover what they’ve been missing. Review: Christmas movies galore decorate streaming services 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z There is no Santa Claus in Ethiopia, no halls decked with holly. The 25 Travel Experiences You Must Have 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Some hollies are really tiny; Ilex ‘Rock Garden,’ growing to about a foot high, is perfect for containers. These jolly hollies take any shape you like and brighten winter days 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z The familiar workhorses of the birds’ berry buffet, like Pyracantha and holly, mountain ash and Nandina, are all pretty enough. In the winter garden, these berried treasures feed the birds and the spirit 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z There are more problem plants, too — blackberry and holly can crowd trunks such that they stay perpetually wet and start to rot. This man has saved more than 2,000 Seattle trees from the clutches of ivy 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z It is a perfect, a glorious holiday attraction, the first picture keyed to the season to reach Broadway, where it will remain long after the holly and mistletoe are taken down. 9 Angela Lansbury favorites to watch and where to find them 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z The suggest Britons grow holly, flowering ivy, elms and nettles in their gardens to create habitats that allow butterflies space to feed, breed and shelter. Big Butterfly Count: Sightings worryingly low, say UK conservationists 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z When you choose a holly for your garden, think about its natural shape, habit and eventual size. These jolly hollies take any shape you like and brighten winter days 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Plantings include hollies, magnolia, crepe myrtles, boxwoods, azaleas, camellias, roses and hydrangeas. Georgian house in Woodland Normanstone on market for $10.9 million 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z By midday, they moved on to blue star amsonia, Little Trudy catmint, sea holly and pasqueflower, which bloomed early in the season and provided food to pollinators building their nests. Perspective | Creating a garden as a refuge for pollinators — and myself 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Duck to navigate a little hole in an old holly hedge, where the first of several boardwalks beckons toward an allee of Cryptomeria, the Japanese cedar, that feel as towering as giant sequoias. The art of creating an outdoor room in your garden 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Many plants, which she never considered, were a welcome surprise: ‘Mystic Spires Blue’ salvia, purple fairy fan flower, Scaevola albida ‘Mauve Clusters’ and the native shrub toyon, or California holly. Tearing out her lawn was like therapy after a year of illness and grief 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z If you want berries, remember that hollies are dioecious, meaning they come in male and female, and only the female bears fruit. These jolly hollies take any shape you like and brighten winter days 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z However, two large holly trees are a powerful magnet; the trees provide shelter year-round and food during the winter, provided at least one is a female tree and a male tree is nearby. Perspective | How to prevent squirrel damage to a wood deck 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z It notes that the Heteromeles arbutifolia, or toyon California holly tree, is native to these hillsides and that “Hollywood was named for this plant.” One of the best walks you can take in L.A. is in a spot you already love 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The understory is overwhelmed by privet, burning bush, Japanese holly and Asian bush honeysuckle, and the edges by bamboo groves and Callery pear. Opinion | Ah, to see native flora in our local lands 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The wallabies, which are native to Australia, have thrived on the island ever since, surviving by eating oak, holly and birch. Kirsty Young and the Scottish island wallabies 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z The same-species part isn’t a strict rule, as sometimes bees pollinate different holly species if they flower at the same time, but to be sure your hollies bear fruit, plant a same-species male nearby. These jolly hollies take any shape you like and brighten winter days 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z The leaf shapes and red berries are similar, but the native holly has duller leaves and berries. Perspective | How to prevent squirrel damage to a wood deck 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z We promise these will be much tastier than holly and phoenix feather. 7 magical Harry Potter treats easy enough for a Muggle to make 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z At this time of year, Julia Wood's halls are normally decked with boughs of holly. Why I travel back in time for Christmas 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z This year, they decided to display the trees again, along with aisles crammed with elf hats, reindeer antlers, fake holly, snowmen, pine cones, glittery ornaments, nutcrackers and Santa hats. How do Saudis celebrate Christmas? Quietly. 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The pre-Christian Druids in England and Gaul brought holly boughs indoors so woodland spirits could safely shelter from the winter cold — hence the first holiday decorations. These jolly hollies take any shape you like and brighten winter days 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Two giant holly trees abut the deck, and I’m sure squirrels live in them. Perspective | How to prevent squirrel damage to a wood deck 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z After stuffing a bag of holly into the back of his plane, Johnson climbed into his seat. Volunteer pilots fly in the holiday cheer 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Whether you’re in the mood for a chilly, romantic date, perfect photos or a family outing, these festive light shows are a classic winter activity to fill those holly jolly nights. Where to find the most festive holiday light displays in the D.C. area 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z In fall, masses of winter pansies, ornamental kale and berried shrubs replace tender plantings in the massive window box and containers, while the trim boxwood hedges and clipped hollies carry the show throughout winter. This meticulously planned and planted Queen Anne garden changes for the seasons in colorful echoes of a restored Victorian home 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z One old legend claims that all holly berries were yellow until Christ’s blood spilled upon them, staining them red forever. These jolly hollies take any shape you like and brighten winter days 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Four red, white and green disposable cup designs feature subtle holiday imagery, including holly and stars. Starbucks holiday cups were once a flash point in a ‘war on Christmas.’ Now they’re a meme. 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z One year around Christmas, Nabb Sr. realized that there were no holly bushes growing in Tangier Island’s sandy soil. Volunteer pilots fly in the holiday cheer 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z It’s those qualities that stay with her, along with a tattoo of the holly plant on her right bicep. Twenty years later, I wonder how a terrible Tuesday in September changed me 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Manicured box hedging and variegated holly columns provide year-round heft to the landscape, along with a windmill palm, topiary forms, yew hedges and a golden hinoki cypress. This meticulously planned and planted Queen Anne garden changes for the seasons in colorful echoes of a restored Victorian home 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z In Rome, holly wreaths were sent to newlyweds as tokens of good wishes, and holly has been used as a cure for coughs, rickets and tuberculosis. These jolly hollies take any shape you like and brighten winter days 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Resplendent with tinsel, holly and Christmas crackers, two tables of six are set up for a special festive menu, including smoked salmon and roast turkey. The pubs and restaurants counting on Christmas cheer 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z For the fifth year, Johnson would join volunteer pilots from across the region for the annual Holly Run, bringing boughs of holly and hearts full of holiday cheer to Tangier Island, Va. Volunteer pilots fly in the holiday cheer 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z A: In fresh spring growth, hollies can attract aphids, which secrete a sugary substance named honeydew. Expert advice on crowded gardens and alternative lawn ideas 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Meghan and Prince Harry sent a floral wreath, with locally sourced flowers, which included the national flower of Greece, to represent Prince Philip's heritage, and sea holly, to represent the Royal Marines. Prince Philip funeral: William and Harry seen chatting after ceremony 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Many holly traditions have to do with decorating, no doubt because early people appreciated its glossy leaves and bright berries in the dark of winter, just as we do today. These jolly hollies take any shape you like and brighten winter days 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z A bough of holly sits in her lap. Watch the season change in Seattle on this walk along Lake Washington 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Johnson’s first stop was Kent Island’s Bay Bridge Airport, where he and his fellow volunteers gathered for breakfast and to pick up the bags of holly and say hello to one another. Volunteer pilots fly in the holiday cheer 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Skimmia is a sort of old fashioned, low growing shrub, which has its appeal, but like the holly, you will need a male plant to go along with the female ones for berry set. Expert advice on crowded gardens and alternative lawn ideas 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Outside, look for natural materials, like pine needles, small sticks, acorns, pine cones, dried leaves and holly. Add Color and Whimsy to Your Outdoor Landscape 2021-03-06T05:00:00Z If you prefer to stretch your legs while you learn, the holly collection at Washington Park Arboretum is a fine excuse for a winter walk. These jolly hollies take any shape you like and brighten winter days 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Evergreens fall into two basic categories: broadleaf trees and shrubs, like hollies and camellias; and the needled cone bearers, the conifers. Conifers revive the sleeping garden, but remember: Less is more 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z So, he brought some holly from his family’s farm one weekend. Volunteer pilots fly in the holiday cheer 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z Q: I have two 15 year-old Japanese holly shrubs on the north side of my house, which is almost entirely in the shade. Expert advice on crowded gardens and alternative lawn ideas 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z “I wanted to spread the ‘holly jolly’ feeling a little longer than just December,” she said. Forget sad Thanksgiving: early Christmas fever takes over 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z One of the oldest collections at the Arboretum, it has such a diversity of plantings that you’ll never again be able to think of hollies as simply shapeless green bushes with red berries. These jolly hollies take any shape you like and brighten winter days 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z He learned he could be reimbursed for the time he spent cutting grapevines, eliminating holly thickets, creating wildlife clearings and more. W.Va. man partakes in program to improve wildlife habitat 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z The ancient druids back in the day used to take the holly tree, make wands to weave spells, cast spells, or channel spells. Making sense of QAnon: What lies behind the conspiracy theory that's eating America? 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z “We are in the top five national collections for maples, magnolias, oaks, mountain ash, hollies, viburnums and the family Pinaceae — pines, firs, spruces, larches, hemlocks and true cedars.” The war of the weeds at University of Washington Botanic Gardens 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z When winter closes in, holly and ivy berries provide valuable energy for birds and small mammals. 'Nature survives in the tiniest corners': the City of London's wild heart 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z Additionally, the blueprints submitted to the city last year detailed the club adding over 200 pines, oaks and holly as landscape to the renovated area. Augusta National completes tunnel to state-of-the-art compound ahead of 2020 Masters - Golf Digest 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Rothman: Unfortunately because of the holly and the green tones, it feels like a sappy Christmas movie to me. Washington Post 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Rather than overdo it with a large bouquet of flowers, place a few sprigs of holly or herbs on the serving platters. How to throw a big party in a small apartment | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The essentials: “What shall we hang — the holly, or each other?” Frances Fisher and Gregory Harrison aim to make this 'Lion in Winter' roar 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z So while she loves using holly and pine in her Christmas decorating, sometimes she uses palm fronds from her yard. Simple can be gorgeous when setting a holiday table 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The pathway dead-ends at a red maple surrounded by sea holly. As he does for his Ballard shop, Curtis Steiner curates the uncommon for his own garden 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Some other suitable plants include arborvitae, hemlock, holly and rosemary. Topiary tips: When you want shrubs to double as sculpture 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Now I followed one chirping sound to a holly bush. Inside the Cultish Dreamworld of Augusta National 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Gone are the days when the American holly along the Susquehanna River stretched strong and stately some 65 feet tall. Famous tree fights for survival after more than 300 years 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z Additionally, the plans show the club planning to add over 200 pines, oaks and holly as landscape to the renovated area. Augusta National is building a tunnel under Washington Road, according to news report - Golf Digest 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Do not spread ashes around acid-loving plants like blueberries, strawberries, azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, holly, potatoes or parsley. Fireplace ash can be a boost for garden soil, but be cautious | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z For the holiday table, consider Lowe’s rustic, burlap table runner with a stitched reindeer, holly berry and branch embellishment. Top Christmas décor trend is a woodland icon | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z The man turned out to be Carl Kroll, the company founder, who showed up around the holidays every year carrying two bags of holly. The mapmaker, a 106-year-old Seattle business, and a strange request for a map 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Native Americans associated the holly with courage and defense, often placing sprigs of it on their war shields. Famous tree fights for survival after more than 300 years 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z Bray said it takes them a few days after the week of Thanksgiving to get candles, wreaths and holly strung all around the fort and visitor’s center for December. 18th Century fort gives glimpse of winters long ago 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Many Americans compensate for the gloom outside by setting up a cheerful holiday scene inside: a fire dances, candles flicker, gold glints, silver glimmers, holly glistens, poinsettias pose. Mistletoe Is an Endangered Species 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z They were the colors of holly, a plant held sacred as an evergreen tree, sprigs of which were brought into homes each winter. Invasion of the Holiday Houseplant 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z The ornament features the presidential coat of arms surrounded by a wreath of holly. First lady goes with classic, traditional Christmas decor 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z As the holly grew, the Susquehannocks morphed into the Conestoga tribe. Famous tree fights for survival after more than 300 years 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z Other shrubs that provide berries for winter birds include holly, choke cherry, staghorn sumac, twig dogwood, viburnums and beauty berry. It’s time to clean things up and mulch things down in the garden 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z With assistance from Roeder, Wonson prepared the beds and organized our front yard with knockout roses, holly shamrock weigela, sedums, and a Japanese maple. ‘This old house shines again’: A nine-month journey to renovate a 1924 farmhouse in Hyattsville, Md. 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z A purple finch flew from a holly tree and landed atop the bird feeder, which dangled from a wire attached to a pole. Perspective | On a wing and a prayer: What do backyard birds talk about? 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Fall birds are attracted by shrubs and trees with berries, including elderberry, crabapple, holly and viburnum. Design a fall garden for all of your senses | Provided By Uyeta Landscape and Maintenance 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z “I want to keep the holly near the windows because they hurt,” she said about providing a natural deterrent. How to Protect Your House When You’re on Vacation 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z SAT Spring and summer-flowering perennials, hydrangeas, Japanese holly, camellias, rhododendrons, native flowering currant, willow, Japanese maples, cherry trees; proceeds support Arboretum maintenance and education programs; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Mason Neck State Park attracts herons, bald eagles, whistling swans and many duck species, and there are oak, hickory and holly forests. In Lorton, Va., a former horse farm will feature 8 luxurious estate houses 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Also, keep small children away from poisonous seasonal plants like mistletoe, holly berries, yew plants and poinsettias. Keep kids away from medications, alcohol, poisonous plants 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Wreaths of holly and ivy decorated the walls and guests snacked on eggnog and fruitcake. Once unlawful, Christmas now fully celebrated at Norwich inn 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Not merely content with decking the halls, these extreme revelers Griswold their houses in all manner of lights, blow-ups, animatronics, garland and holly. What It's Like to Be a Hardcore Christmas Light Homeowner 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z One of the conference room walls is covered with mother-of-pearl seashells, and the floors in the hallways are designed to look like the teak and holly floors on yachts. Selling Yachts in an Office That Rises and Falls With the Tides 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z It’s an Indian summer day on Long Island, and Guillot, 56, is heading from his Southampton studio to a jobsite on nearby Gin Lane, where a holly tree is being transplanted. A Day in the Life of Perry Guillot 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z As is the custom, television will be decked with holly and trimmed with tinsel until the New Year arrives. In new holiday TV specials, Dolly reveals more 'Colors,' MacLaine advises angels in 'A Heavenly Christmas' and Amazon gets beautifully animated 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Tiny white fungi are growing on rotting holly leaves. In a Lilliputian world of leaf litter 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z Salt spray naturally prunes the forest’s American holly, sassafras, black cherry and shadblow trees into a gnarled canopy. Amid a Sunken Forest, Fire Island Reveals its Wild Side 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Plans include removal of holly trees, oak trees, shrubs and ground covering, and tons of soil. Florida’s capitol complex overhaul due to fix garage damage 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z A prickly holly grows on one side of the front door and a cactus grows on the other, almost daring visitors to slip by without a scratch. Outer Banks museum holds history of Native Americans 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Since our holly jolly wait of misery, we’ve opted for other Santa options. Mall Santas Are the Worst (Sorry, Mall Santas) 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z The back of the card saw Labour's traditional red rose replaced by a sprig of holly. In pictures: Leaders' Christmas cards - BBC News 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z What I really missed was a memory, an old memory of people long since gone, of my grandparents’ house bursting with cousins, smilax and holly. Harper Lee: my Christmas in New York 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Each place should be marked with a hessian napkin, overlaid with a sprig of deep purple berries: festive but less predictable than holly. Hessian napkins, popcorn tinsel and wholesome #squadgoals: have yourself an Instagrammable Christmas 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Still, a week ago, the staff strung boughs of holly across the courtyard. Weeks of violence dampen Christmas spirit at Bethlehem hotel 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z That way their wishes reach Santa in the North Pole, which is where holly jolly really belongs anyway. Mall Santas Are the Worst (Sorry, Mall Santas) 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z The decorations are "going to be intense," says bartender JP Fetherston, who expects model trains to appear alongside the usual tinsel, holly and garlands. Mockingbird Hill is going into full-on holiday overdrive mode next month 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z A Santa, a snowflake, some holly, a polar bear, some jingle bells or plain red cup don’t define Christmas for me as a Christian. Bristol Palin urges Christians not to fall for Starbucks cup trap set by liberal media 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z A strategic cold-weather garden offers brilliant red and orange berries of hollies and firethorns when you need them most: When skies are gray and the earth is barren or buried in snow. How to Plan a Garden That’s Beautiful Come Winter 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Atlantic white cedars grow among little blue stem, American holly and the eastern prickly pear- the only cactus native to the Northeast. Once a fetid mess, now serene wetland: NYC waters transform 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z "It's either a sprig of holly, sometimes it's been a little sheaf of corn nicely wrapped and also some words of tribute - quotations from poems," she said. Mystery visitor to boy's grave in Gloucestershire, sought by sister - BBC News 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Every tour starts with a look at a photograph of the old farm, which was named “for the holly trees—not because of any association with Hollywood, California,” I learned from one tour guide. What Really Goes Down in a Wine Tasting Room 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Dave DeWitt, author of "The Food Lover's Handbook to the Southwest," said he was surprised to learn the study found holly was so popular in the Southwest. Study: Ancient Americans got their caffeine fix from hundreds of miles away 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z A holly tree near McGinnis’s grave is regularly decorated for holidays, he noted cheerfully. In Arlington’s ‘Old Guard,’ one soldier’s personal connection to valor and tragedy 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Visible evergreens include hollies, magnolias, cypress, white pines, hemlocks, spruce, cedars and arborvitae. California drought reinforces appreciation of D.C.’s botanical bounty 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Introducing a sprig of holly into the home allowed a homeowner to accommodate these unpredictable sprites, who occasionally meddled in human affairs. Holly Trees Are Resilient, and a Bit Mystical 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z We may no longer understand the mechanics of decking “the halls with boughs of holly,” but it sounds festive and recalls European traditions brought to a new land. Guest: The immigrant roots of Christmas music 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Help prepare the sanctuary for Advent with cedar for royalty, fir and pine boughs for everlasting life, holly symbolizing Jesus’ death and ivy representing the resurrection. Religion events from around the Washington area Best bet is to make sure no one smaller than a holly bush gets near seasonal plants this year. 14 Holiday Health Hazards to Avoid 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Alder and ash are the main tree species but there are also bird cherry and hazel and small numbers of wych elm, gean, holly, rowan and elder. Log theory for Nessie sightings 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Nowadays, small hollies are frequent in New York City’s woodlands, especially near shorelines, where the plants find suitably well-drained soils. Holly Trees Are Resilient, and a Bit Mystical 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z One of my favorite holiday designs, in fact, involved simply placing holly, redwood and ilex sprigs in a drilled log slice. Studio Choo designers share floral tips in 'The Wreath Recipe Book' 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Many of our yards offer abundant materials for holiday wreaths, from holly to evergreen branches to rose hips. ’Tis the season to go green while entertaining 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z It features two white poinsettias, holly leaves and berries. W.Va. governor’s mansion ornament unveiled 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Mate is made from the naturally caffeinated leaves of the celebrated South American rainforest holly tree. 7 Healthy Alternatives to Coffee in the Workplace 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Christianity is a relative latecomer to the mythos of holly, appropriating its ancient traditions and wedding them to its own rituals. Holly Trees Are Resilient, and a Bit Mystical 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z And, while winter items may seem like standard holiday fare -- juniper, holly and pine sprigs -- the designers use them to create unexpected projects such as mobiles, wall hangings and colorful swags. Studio Choo designers share floral tips in 'The Wreath Recipe Book' 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Sixty-six million years ago, forests were made up largely of slow-growing, evergreen plants, such as oak, holly and cycads. The Meteor That Wiped Out the Dinosaurs Changed Earth’s Plant Life, Too They eat grass blades, dandelion seeds, holly berries, native leaf and fruit buds or suburban ornamental fruits like crab apples. Resilient Monk Parrots Flock to Queens and Beyond 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z The holly got a fungus, and the strawberries were besieged by spit bugs. My oasis is a garden in which nothing survives but the flowers I always hated 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Not far away, along a red brick path in a secluded stand of holly and hemlock trees, is the grave of Abraham Lincoln II, the beloved grandson of the assassinated president. Arlington Cemetery commemorates 150 years as the nation’s military burial ground Distance Because the arborvitae is so widely planted, Wangsgard suggested intermixing it with Foster’s holly or Nellie Stevens holly, both nonnatives that will require periodic pruning that can also be done with electric shears. How to select the proper trees for a new home’s yard There are 20-inch hedgerows of Hoogendorn holly, just high enough to create a labyrinthine play area for youngsters and low enough for parents to keep watch. A $2 Ferry Ride Away, 30 Transformed Acres 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The minister’s voice reverberated through the oaks and hollies just southwest of George Washington’s tomb, calling on visitors to remember those “unnumbered trail blazers who rest beneath this hallowed space.” African American cemeteries winning new recognition in Va. She points out that the earliest Christmas cards in the Victorian era featured secular designs such as "pictures of holly or robins". 10 common Christmas card dilemmas 2013-12-16T03:06:32Z Large snowflakes fall on the town's Christmas tree, the Victorian-style lampposts are draped with red ribbons and there are holly wreathes on the doors of the charming wooden houses. Mardell: Newtown remembers the lost 2013-12-12T02:54:23Z Nick Champion, Tenbury's mistletoe and holly auctioneer for more than 35 years, kept the sale alive by moving it over the border to Herefordshire for four years. Centuries-old romance with mistletoe 2013-12-10T07:51:46Z “I am over by the holly tree,” Barnhurst says when she meets newcomers to Section 60. For mothers of war dead, Arlington National Cemetery becomes a weekly ritual 2013-11-11T01:32:30Z They include ash, beech, birch, elm, holly, hornbeam, lime, oak and poplar. Strategy focuses on UK trees' future 2013-10-09T03:02:12Z Beech, holly and brambles or blackberries were among those recording only meagre crops. Autumn to bring 'bumper fruit crop' 2013-08-12T03:35:54Z Unusual results included the @ symbol making it into second place in the Spanish language edition, a type of Japanese holly topping the French list, and The European Regional Development Fund coming in third in Poland. Wikipedia's most searched revealed 2012-12-28T13:50:28Z For more than 100 years, mistletoe and holly sales were based at the town's cattle market but nearly disappeared when the site was sold for development in 2004. Centuries-old romance with mistletoe 2013-12-10T07:51:46Z Fashionable chains like Urban Outfitters and Topshop stock entire ranges of sweaters gaily adorned with holly, fir trees and so on. The rise of ironic Christmas jumpers 2012-12-23T00:10:02Z Buena Vista Images / Getty Images The imagery of the Christmas season overwhelms every shopping center at this time of year, with candy canes, snowmen, wreaths, holly, and red, green, and gold accents everywhere you look. Why Santa Claus Is a No-Show at Many Malls This Year 2012-12-18T10:45:23Z The mistle thrush will aggressively defend holly berries all winter, for example. Birds and berries to be surveyed 2012-09-02T01:56:39Z Archaeologists call it Black Drink—a caffeinated brew of toasted leaves and twigs of the holly plant. Pre-Columbian America Enjoyed "Black Drink" 2012-08-10T14:16:08.737Z As recently as the Civil War, Southerners were known to use the black drink as a pick-me-up, Dr. Crown said, and a few in South Carolina still like the holly caffeine’s energy charge. Ancient Caffeinated ‘Black Drink’ Was Made With Holly, Analysis Finds 2012-08-08T14:55:46Z What had been naked rocks were now clothed with holly and arbutus. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z The windows, washed and polished until they fairly shone, were now hung with wreaths of holly, and festoons of evergreens were draped across both doors and windows in token of the holiday season. The Misfit Christmas Puddings 2012-05-22T15:16:50.590Z She was glad when she reached the Airdales’ house, warm and bright, festooned with holly and mistletoe. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Researchers say they’ve found the earliest trace of Black Drink—in a region that doesn’t grow holly. Pre-Columbian America Enjoyed "Black Drink" 2012-08-10T14:16:08.737Z "And on that grave where English oak, and holly, And laurel wreaths entwine, Deem it not all a too-presumptuous folly— This spray of western pine?" A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Madeline disappointed her maid by insisting on wearing her least becoming evening gown, and the only ornament she wore was a bunch of holly berries in her hair. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z "Would they not make such a handsome window with a bit of Christmas holly on each of them?" The Misfit Christmas Puddings 2012-05-22T15:16:50.590Z Manners did as he was desired, and found himself standing on a neat gravel walk, with a shrubbery on either hand, plentifully provided with laurels, hollies, and many another evergreen. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z But the nearest holly grows hundreds of miles away. Pre-Columbian America Enjoyed "Black Drink" 2012-08-10T14:16:08.737Z In the less exposed localities, on northern slopes and sheltered valleys, the European forms become more numerous, and we find species of alder, birch, ash, elm, maple, holly, hornbeam, Pyrus, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Fuming, I hurried across the long damp grass, avoiding here and there the fallen limb of an elm or a huge round of holly. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z From its superficial resemblance to the holly, the tree Quercus Ilex, the evergreen oak, received the appellation of “holm-oak.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Then taking a walk which led up by some steps and a small rustic door into the garden, he crossed over, till they were both between the fruit-wall and a high holly hedge. The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale 2012-04-06T02:00:27.227Z An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z There were laurestinus, and laurels, and holly, and several others, just as they had been pulled out of the earth and thrown down in the midst of us. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z What she would do were he to demand the good fare they expected, he failed to conceive; but at the thought, the dense holly hedge that screened the house seemed all too thin. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The holly is of importance as a hedge-plant, and is patient of clipping, which is best performed by the knife. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Or was she even now meeting her man in some hiding-place among the hollies, or in some fern-clad retreat out of sight and hearing? Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z Even the lithographers maintain this courteous tradition; they stamp their cardboard holly wreaths on only one side. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z In some instances buds form on the roots, and may be used for purposes of propagation, as in the Japan quince, the globe thistle, the sea holly, some sea lavenders, Bocconia, Acanthus, &c. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z There's a flat stone with a holly to north of it. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z The wood of the holly is even-grained and hard, especially when from the heartwood of large trees, and almost as white as ivory, except near the centre of old trunks, where it is brownish. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Turners use also plane, laburnum, yew, holly, and box. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z Well, these fenestral firs and hollies exist, and they are among the numerous joys of the days that follow Christmas. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z At her feet was the basket of Christmas greens, and on her arm hung the glowing wreath of Christmas holly. The Little Colonel at Boarding-School 2012-02-22T03:00:28.473Z Grass has been sown, acorn and beechmast have been inserted, seeds of bramble, briar, holly, blackthorn and whitethorn have been introduced, and some saplings have been planted. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z The holly occurs in Britain, north-east Scotland excepted, and in western and southern Europe, from as high as 62� N. lat. in Norway to Turkey and the Caucasus and in western Asia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Both used light woods, such as maple, holly, box, lime, &c., and laid brown woods, such as laburnum and walnut, on this light ground. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z Riotous little bells swung from the doorways; sprigs of holly and gorgeous poinsettias framed the cheap pictures; bright candles in cheerful red shades burned on the table. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z For upon the very next one the Christmas window was returned to its holly and mistletoe flavor. The Romance of a Great Store 2012-02-20T03:00:21.577Z Any of the following plants may be made into a tea and used as a wash: Grindelia, manzanita, wild peony, California holly, and Rhamnus Purshiania, or Californica. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The holly is abundant in France, especially in Brittany. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z Two by two they walked along, past houses with wreaths of holly in the windows, sometimes catching glimpses between curtains of Christmas Trees like their own. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z And from under the bed, where slumbered Lolly face downward, out rolled the little holly jar. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z The children's tea-table looked pretty, arranged with coloured candles and holly, and an enormous Christmas cake in the middle with a wreath of holly around it. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z Christmas could hardly be celebrated among us without our beautiful Californian holly. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Several popular superstitions exist with respect to holly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z He omits to note that Loudon and Wise stocked our gardens with more than giants, animals, monsters, &c., in yew and box and holly. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z “Here! just the thing,” said she, displaying a little round white jar decorated with a bunch of scarlet holly berries and prickly green leaves. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z The green-grocer’s boy gets well rated for not bringing “red berries on all the holly.” The Irish Penny Journal, No. 1, Vol. 1, July 4, 1840 2012-02-11T03:04:02.107Z The common name, "Californian holly," refers more to the berries than to the leaves, as the latter have not the form of holly-leaves. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The yew shrubbery lay at the north end of the cottage, and was divided from the road, by a clipped holly hedge. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z The yew and the holly from the tangled brake shall feel the ignominy of the shears. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z The girls found it hard to keep away from the little holly jar. Black-Eyed Susan 2012-02-13T03:00:16.587Z Green, slender, leaf-clad holly boughs, Were twisted gracefu' round her brows, I took her for some Scottish Muse, By that same token, And come to stop those reckless vows Would soon be broken. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z We have often seen the venders mix the berries with the prickly foliage of the live-oak, to make them seem more like holly. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z The lime-tree is said to resemble the holly of England in appearance; it sometimes attains the height of fifteen feet. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z The gardens had their terraces, trellis-walks, and bowling-greens, the beds being laid out in geometrical lines, and the hedges formed of yews, hollies, and limes, clipped and shaped into cones, pyramids, and other devices. Garden-Craft Old and New 2012-02-12T03:00:11.083Z The aged holly trees more silently, Now we are gone, stand on the silent ground; I seem to hear the streamlet floating by With a complaining, melancholy sound. The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z Most corner cupboards are attractive 635 in form and treatment, and many of them, inlaid with satinwood, ebony, holly or box, are extremely elegant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z A beautiful way to it lies through the park, in whose woody drives the oak and holly most do grow. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z Laurel and rhododendron, mistletoe and holly, reach up against the walls of tinted bark. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z They trudged through the half-melted snow to the church to help with the decorations, for it was fun twisting holly and evergreens, and making garlands of ivy to fasten round the pillars. A Terrible Tomboy 2012-01-21T03:00:07.003Z She points out the great height of the holly hedge, and laments that she has been obliged to have twelve feet cut off the top. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z Plantations of larch are also numerous, and the holly, yew, thorn and juniper flourish locally. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z In some places the yew and the holly were abundant also, but they seem to have flourished only in widely separated patches. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z I ploughed it with a ram's horn, Sing ivy, sing ivy; And sowed it all over with one peppercorn, Sing holly, go whistle, and ivy! The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes 2012-01-15T03:00:17.137Z Decorations in the churches at Christmas were fully approved, and of course the house was a bower of holly, ivy and mistletoe—these were ancient customs never omitted in our home. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z The house seemed to be imprisoned among the bristling hollies. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Holm′-oak, the ilex or evergreen oak, so called from some resemblance to the holly. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Step back behind the holly clump, for your lives, quickly! Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z I harrowed it with a bramble bush, Sing ivy, sing ivy; And reaped it with my little pen-knife, Sing holly, go whistle, and ivy! The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes 2012-01-15T03:00:17.137Z The lad who fixed the sprig of holly on the stairs knew it; my reporter’s note-book bore witness to it. Out of Mulberry Street Stories of Tenement life in New York City 2011-12-28T03:00:42.950Z I looked up in time to see a crow close his wings and clutch the topmost bough of an old grey holly tree on the edge of the clearing. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Mate, Mat�, m�′tā, n. a South American species of holly, the leaves and green shoots of which, dried and roughly ground, furnish the yerba de mate of Paraguay and Brazil. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z The ivy-bowered wall is near them, and the screen of gigantic hollies that guard the lonely postern through which Phœbe has shrewdly chosen to direct their escape. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z The sides of these gorges were dotted here and there with wild hollies and fig trees; stunted and ill-thriven as the nature of the soil might imply. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z But the salesman corrected her: she was looking at holly. A Mistletoe Shortage Threatens a Holiday Kissing Tradition 2011-12-21T23:57:48Z During the next two weeks we were busy preparing for Christmas, ranging the woods for the reddest holly, and pulling the gleaming ivy-bunches from the trees. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z —In the Episcopal churches of our country this custom is religiously observed; the foliage of the holly, cedar, and pine being chiefly used for this purpose at the south, together with artificial flowers. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 93, August 9, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-20T03:00:34.177Z Though circled with a crown of holly sprigs and served warm with hard sauce, it has the same culprits for ingredients — “plum” is the generic word for dried fruit in England. | Holiday Desserts: Fruitcakes That Are Destined for the Table, Not the Trash 2011-12-17T01:30:21Z The mountains are for the most part covered with forests of oak, chestnut or pine; holly and arbutus are also common, with furze and heath in the poorer parts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The shadows of the hollies and cypresses were thin and unsubstantial, but where a beach overarched the grass, Evelyn and Mrs. Chisholm, attired in light draperies, reclined in basket chairs. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z Only the first ghoul was left on the withered, silver-grey skeleton of the holly. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Fred was listening, forgetting the holly leaves and the bright berries with which she had filled her apron to make wreaths for some young friends in the house. Frederica and her Guardians The Perils of Orphanhood 2011-12-05T03:00:50.157Z And the seed balls on the ivy itself are globes of feathery snow, and every spine on the holly leaves is a fairy plume. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z During this holly jolly season, ask yourself a soul-searching question: Are you proud of the gifts you place under the tree and beside the menorah? NYC: To holiday markets we go 2011-12-04T01:16:00Z The leaves crackled crisply under his tread, and hungry blackbirds shot out swiftly from the hollies, uttering alarmed cachinnations. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z Between it and the road was an unkempt lawn, surrounded by very high black holly trees. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Jacques Bastien threw his holly stick in a corner, kept on his blouse, and followed his wife and the bailiff to the dining-room. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z The bonnet was buried in a holly bush, the engine was working, slowly but industriously. In Mr. Knox's Country 2011-11-21T03:00:16.010Z The dark green gorse and bright green holly. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z The superstitious African Negro does precisely the same thing to-day, because he believes in witchcraft; the holly bush not growing in his tropical air, he has substituted the cayenne pepper bush. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z Marble statuary glistened in white repose, and groups of majestic palms and ferns and holly stood illumined in the soft light of frosted electric globes and quaint Oriental lanterns. An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z But when you have pulled up my holly and junipers and broom-bushes, how shall I be able to make fires for the long winter evenings? The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z In various out-of-the-way places were stored bunches of holly and cedar and laurel. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z Atmosphere of Yule logs, holly berry and mistletoe! The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z The witch or wizard whom he fears can no more pass over that pepper leaf with its red pods than the Irish fairy can dare the holly leaf with its red berries. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z These are the odors I love well: The smell of coffee freshly ground; Or rich plum pudding, holly crowned; Or onions fried and deeply browned. Chimneysmoke 2011-10-27T02:00:25.953Z In idolatrous times holly was planted, according to Pliny, in the neighbourhood of dwelling-houses, to keep away spirits and all manner of enchantments. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z It came from sudden pain, caused by the sharp point of a holly leaf penetrating his finger, which member he immediately applied to his mouth. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z We fed the birds that flew around In flocks to be fed: No shelter in holly or brake they found. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Annette reached the bridge by the mill, and looked across the tranquil water to the village clustering round the church, and the old red-gabled Manor house standing among its hollies. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z The holly family, of five genera, is distributed from the north to the south temperate zones, with representation in every continent. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z But there is the common holly that gives us our Christmas decorations. The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z “Sane enough to keep holly thorns out of our fingers,” retorted Shealey. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z A jolly little robin was twittering in a bush, enjoying himself no end; his bright red breast reminded me of the holly I had stuck over Father’s mantelpiece, and I began to feel sad again. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z Should she go on for ever, till she was sixty, making crosses for the font at Harvest Homes, and putting holly in the windows at Christmas, and "doing the reading-desk" with primroses at Easter? Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z China and Japan have thirty different species of holly. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Controversies about religious displays in public spaces are as common before Christmas as holly wreaths. In a Manhattan Park, a Question of Law and a Jewish Symbol 2011-09-26T02:09:33Z It is supposed that a Romish priest can lay them, and that it is best to cheat them to consent to being laid while hollies are green. Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 87, June 28, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-09-25T02:00:16.433Z Inside the castle the great halls had been decorated, by order of King Jorum, in holly and mistletoe. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z It must have looked very much the same then as it does now, except that the hollies were all trimmed to fantastic shapes. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z The American holly also yields its branches for Christmas greens. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The centerpiece, of course, should be of holly, and a novel one it will be if large beautiful pieces are put in the upper part of a double boiler and set out to freeze. Cookery for Little Girls 2011-09-17T02:00:25.833Z Intermingled with these, sometimes so closely as to hide the rays of the sun, were beeches, hollies, and copsewood of various descriptions. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The school-room was being decked with garlands of holly; the desks had been moved away, and red covers had been put on the forms which were arrayed round the room against the wall. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z The sun had vanquished the mist, and lay warmly on the clustered cottages and the grey church tower, and on the old red and blue façade of Hulver among its hollies. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z It is rare to find so close an imitation of ivory, in color and texture, as holly wood supplies. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z I did this once by accident, and when I went for my holly there it was—imbedded in a solid block of ice. Cookery for Little Girls 2011-09-17T02:00:25.833Z In the warm hotel, all holly and Christmas cheer, he came back to real life with a thud, and its most immediate problem beset him all the rest of the way. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Every sign of the festivities had been swept away; the holly had been removed from the school-room walls, and the forms and desks put back into their places. A Little Princess Being the whole story of Sara Crewe now told for the first time 2011-09-09T02:01:08.700Z Mrs. Bindle stepped down from a chair, protected by her ironing-blanket, on which she had been standing to replace a piece of holly that had fallen from a picture. Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles 2011-09-08T02:00:22.323Z In southern woods and barren fallow fields where hollies grow, collectors, without discrimination, cut many trees each autumn, strip them of their branches, and leave the trunks to rot upon the ground. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The shape of the oat-meal kettle, like a flowerpot, allowed the ice to turn out easily, and it could then be set on a plate and trimmed around the bottom with the holly leaves. Cookery for Little Girls 2011-09-17T02:00:25.833Z But the lower part of the lawn near that hidden gate is bounded by a bank of glorious foliage—rhododendrons, syringas, trailing roses, and hero-laurels in front, with ash, laburnum, and tall holly trees behind. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z You will like to see the old church trimmed up with holly and holly-berries; you will join in the cheerful Christmas hymns with more than your usual heartiness. Holidays & Happy-Days 2011-08-27T02:00:21.840Z They had been carefully drilled, and went through the most intricate steps without a hitch, waving their sprigs of holly, coloured handkerchiefs, or ribbon-tipped wands, according to the requirements of the measure. The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life 2011-08-24T02:00:19.813Z The increasing demand for Christmas holly seriously threatens the present supply, for no methods are being practised for its renewal. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z We were around the hearth as it might be now, and a grand yule log we had burning, I mind me; the room was trimmed gay an' fine with holly an' mistletoe as 'tis to-night. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z The nests I have found were in bushes, holly, fir, or furze, or under the branches of large trees close to the trunk. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z The robin was reciting his marriage vows to his mate under a holly bush; and the pigeons, recklessly bold, flapped lazily from tree to tree. Lives of the Fur Folk 2011-08-20T02:00:13.820Z In London a large sale is carried on in “Christmasing,” or in the sale of holly, ivy, laurel, evergreens, bay, and mistletoe, for Christmas sports and decorations, by the family greengrocer and the costermongers. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z The range of this holly tree extends from southern Maine to Florida, throughout the Gulf states, and north into Indiana and Missouri. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Lightly polished, or waxed, the cheap foreign oaks often produce very agreeable results, especially when there is applied to them a simple inlay of boxwood and stained holly, or a modern form of pewter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z There was a gloss on the holly leaf, and catkins at the tips of the leafless birch. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z The food plants are varied, there being good evidence that the caterpillar feeds upon all of these: apple, plum, shadbush, blueberry, holly, chestnut, willow, thorn, and several kinds of oaks. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Children passed, some with sprigs of holly in their coats. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z A spray brought in to decorate the mantelpiece lasts till Christmas holly displaces it. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Holly berries, too, are eaten; and holly hedges, despite their prickly leaves, are favourites with garden birds. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The little ones were stringing long garlands of holly berries and popcorn and making ornaments from whatever they could find. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z The tsar did great damage to Evelyn’s beautiful gardens, and, it is said, made it one of his amusements to ride in a wheelbarrow along a thick holly hedge planted especially by the owner. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z The room was decorated with festoons of evergreens, wreaths of holly, and bunches of mistletoe. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z The holly of Europe is perhaps the most popular ornamental tree in the world, cultivated in Europe through centuries, and now coming to be a favorite garden plant wherever hardy in the United States. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Judy was engaged in selecting all the most branching and leafy boughs of holly she could find, while the florist looked on uneasily. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z Sweet gum, live oak, holly and cedar flourished in low grounds. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z What more fit than that he should mingle such sentiments as these with the holly and the mistletoe of the only English holiday in which remains a vestige of religious and poetic feeling? Dickens English Men of Letters 2011-07-13T02:00:19.017Z "Come and dance, Caroline, if you will not play;" exclaimed Edward, who after decorating his button-hole with a sprig of holly, seemed seized with Percy's dancing-mania. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Americans know the European holly chiefly through importations of the cut branches offered in the markets for Christmas decoration. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Then, when he was on a lonely part of the road, he seated himself in the hedge, under a holly tree covered with scarlet berries, and tried his instrument. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Some chose a holly, because it needed less trimming and the berries held up for quite a while in the poorly heated rooms, but cedar was still the favorite. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z It is Christmas Eve, but the holly outside their new home shall stand ungathered. A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' 2011-07-07T02:00:25.637Z In fact, the only thing wanting was a sprig of holly to stick in the rich fruit of the plum-pudding plant. Baby Jane's Mission 2011-07-03T02:00:10.693Z The leaf is small, brilliantly polished, and very deeply indented between long, spiny tips, giving it a far more decorative quality than the native evergreen holly of the South. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Fin put the head on the holly bush, and the minute he put it there the head burnt the bush to the earth, and the earth to the clay. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z Later in the day a boy brought wreaths and sprays of holly to the door. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z The neighbours said that the fairies caused the phenomenon, as the man had swept his chimney with a bough of holly, and the holly is “a gentle tree,” dear to the fairies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z A thrifty holly, beaded with scarlet, mounted guard at the left of the front steps, as did a cedar, covered with bluish-white berries, at the right. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z Many varieties of the European holly are found in American gardens, particularly near eastern cities. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z "Take the head," said Misty, "and put it on top of the holly bush that's out here above us." Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland 2011-06-29T02:00:25.760Z In the lowland they found much holly and laurel and rhododendron. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z Now the splendid richness of the common holly is more than ever impressive, with its solid masses of full, deep colour, and its wholesome look of perfect health and vigour. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z As we moved on and on, up and up, men got lost in the prickly scrub oak, holly they called it, and it 28 became increasingly difficult to maintain any sort of formation. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z In the remotest village in the North one may now buy at any grocery store a sprig of red-berried holly to usher in the holiday season. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z Nor were evergreens wanting, for the ivy grew thickly, and there was one holly bush—not more, for the soil was not affected by holly. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z Looks to me like a ball, with all of this holly and the bare floors ready for dancing. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z When some clumps of young hollies have grown, those two groups will not be seen at the same time, except from a distance. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z Then she stepped in and a little later came out carrying half a dozen red roses and a bunch of holly and fragrant cedar. The Camp Fire Girls' Careers 2011-05-27T02:00:15.330Z Veneer of holly is used in inlay work. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z This, indeed, was common in various directions, but the holly was much less easily found, and grew here more freely than anywhere else. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z The mistletoe hung in the castle hall, And the holly branch shone on the old oak wall; 257 And all within were blithe and gay, Keeping their Christmas holiday. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z The great bunch of mistletoe we hung from the chandelier in the library, and holly and cedar was banked on bookcases and mantel. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z Also, Rosedean had been built on the site of an old farmhouse, and Katty's lawn was fringed with some fine old trees, while a grand old holly hedge concealed a well-stocked kitchen garden. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z It is as hard as box or holly, and as beautiful as satin-wood when polished. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The following is a good example, and is from Derbyshire:— “Me and mine Give thee and thine Millners Hay And Shining Cliff, While grass is green And hollies rough.” Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z It is made as follows: Take a thin panel, or board, of holly or any other nice white or light-yellow wood. St. Nicholas Vol. XIII, September, 1886, No. 11 An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-05-07T02:00:31.650Z I had promised Tweedles not to decorate until they came, but I had had some great boughs of holly cut ready for the rite. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z Huge masses of holly, cedar, and pine might be seen moving towards the different wards, and approaching near you would find a nurse or convalescent staggering along beneath the green and fragrant burden. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z Even in winter there was ivy to be had, and red-berried holly, and the coral clusters of the mountain ash, and pale chrysanthemums. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z I had got out of sight, as he supposed, when this Mr Maynard popped out from behind a holly copse, and joined her. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z I could tell you of a parish, not thirty miles from here, where a sprig of holly in the church at Christmas would breed a riot.' Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z Evergreen, a plant that retains its verdure through all the seasons, as the fir, the holly, the laurel, the cedar, the cypress, the juniper, the holm-oak, and many others. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z The feathery cedar, tasselled pine, and far-famed laurel formed the rich background for the bright berries of the Christmas holly which glistened like rubies set in emerald folds. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z In her right hand she carried a holly branch; but the most remarkable part of her attire was a pair of long sleeves, as green as the very grass. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z They consisted of a scrub wood, with here and there a large tree overshadowing the undergrowth of hazel, holly, white birch, gone, dogwood, and briar. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Simon painted the toy duck as well as he could, and Deborah told him to take it and the cake and the wreath of holly and go to Bethlehem. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z It reminds him of many a pleasant Christmas night in the grand servants' hall at the Court, under holly and mistletoe, besides bowls of steaming punch and dishes of blazing snapdragon. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z The mistletoe, meaning All-healing, Hangs close to the holly's thorn, Lest we forget that on Christmas Day The Healer of Souls was born. The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z While they spoke, the lady slipped her holly branch through the ivy, as if it had been a key—presently a door opened in the oak, and there was a fair house. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z Their persons were concealed by the prickly fascicles of the holly hanging low. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z "Then, where is the cake, and the holly wreath, and the toy duck?" Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z Every room in it was full of wonders, so also was the garden, with its dark walls shaded by yews, and pines, and glistening holly, the latter cut into all kinds of fantastic shapes. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z The valleys traverse in different directions, here running into each other; there shallowing upward, or ending abruptly in deep romantic dells, thickly copsed with hawthorn, holly, or hazel—the favourite haunts of the nightingale. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z There were several small remembrances from relatives and friends, a box of cigars from Miss Bradley; and beneath all a parcel in brown wrapping paper and unadorned by either Christmas seal, holly or ribbon. Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant 2011-03-28T02:00:27.040Z You will?” were other words not spoken by himself, but heard by him, as he stood within a holly copse, screened by its evergreen frondage. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Then, although it was not yet light, she got up and began to bake a cake, and Simon went beyond the town to the hills and got holly and made a wreath. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z But green no more; save those of the yew, holly, and frost-defying bramble, with the mistletoe and its pearl-like pellucid berries. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Before going far in this new direction, he once more came to a stop, alongside a big bush of holly, that grew near the path. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Ropes of cedar entwined the rafters, branches of holly were tacked to the walls, colored lanterns, with sly sprays of mistletoe hanging from them, dangled from the ceiling. Jane Lends A Hand 2011-03-20T02:00:32.553Z My room has two low windows, which slide back like doors, and look down through glades of hollies, like a picture, to the silvery windings of the Skene. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z A few days before the happy time of holly, mystery, and good cheer, the Abbé, for the first time since he had begun his task, lost his smile. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-09T03:00:44.777Z It was a wild, witching spot, the grey rocks of mountain limestone here and there peeping out from a low growth of hazel, hawthorn, yew, and holly. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z Instead of showing himself, he crept closer in among the glabrous leaves of the holly, and lay crouching there—more like a man who feared being detected, than one bent on detection. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z There is a good deal of holly still there, and some relics of the old timber, but not much. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z I saw it once again next day, and made a little wall of holly and ivy round it. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z Won't I be glad to see the snow, and the bare hedges, and the holly berries, and the village church again? A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z "Come here, Tom," said he, passing his arm within Len-drick's, and leading him off the terrace into a little copse of wild hollies at the foot of it. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z After thus settling accounts with the “tree-tur,” as he called him, Garth had thrown away his holly stick, and hastened back to the road. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z Road, as usual, there was none; but all these hills and ravines, chequered with snowy white, were clothed with shining arbutus trees, and shrubs resembling dwarf holly. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z It is a lovely country, just upon the outskirts of the Lake District, with the same rich green meadows, clear streams, and lanes fringed with fern and holly. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z "If it moves into the landscape, we've got hollies, magnolias, a white oak," he said. Man arrested for poisoning Auburn's historic oaks 2011-02-18T00:23:04Z The birds haste away to the green holly bush, The blackbird now tries to outrival the thrush; They tip the tall branches on fluttering wing, Make nearer approaches, and merrily sing. Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z Besides the coarse grass of these uplands, there were the sprouts of the ash and holly, which were a good food for the beasts. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z Tiring of admiration, she leaves the garrulous old man, and wanders away over the closely-shaven lawn, past the hollies, into the wood beyond, singing as she goes, as is her wont. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z It was a drive of about a mile and a half, chiefly through shrubberies of hollies and rhododendrons, to this large square house with wings. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z The holly of life, whose qualities are overshadowed in the summer of prosperity, but blossom forth in the winter of adversity. The Nation Behind Prison Bars 2011-02-10T03:00:55.530Z The house was hung with holly from garret to basement, and in the most unexpected places; for Buff, as decorator, was determined to be thorough. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z It reminds him of many a pleasant Christmas night in the grand servants’ hall at the Court, under holly and mistletoe, besides bowls of steaming punch and dishes of blazing snapdragon. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Festoons of cedar, sprigs of holly and bunches of red berries, softened by the light from the candelabra, while innumerable lamps of archaic design added variety and beauty to the scene. In the Van; or, The Builders 2011-02-09T03:00:42.387Z "Can't go? why, Polly Pepper, you know you said the red-and-green holly ribbon had all given out, and you must get some more so we could tie up the rest of the presents this evening." Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z At the entrance of the village, near the cottage of Agnes, a triumphal arch was erected, constructed of wood, covered with moss and straw, and ornamented with green boughs of birch and holly. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Down the stair-steps of the hours Yule leaps the hills and towers— Fill the bowl and hang the holly, Let the times be jolly. The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States 2011-01-26T03:00:29.717Z And there, framed in the wide Pullman window, was a face that altered all the colors of the day, and sent me back among sleigh-bells and holly. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z Round the house ran an area, in which grew some laurustinus and holly bushes among ash heaps, and nettles, and broken bottles. Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-01-16T03:00:24.113Z The holly bush must have stood at least sixty or eighty yards from the boundary line. The House of Strange Secrets A Detective Story 2011-01-15T03:00:37.173Z My Word enthron-ed in Democracy Has twined the holly round Columbia's brow— A crown of 'Peace on earth, good will to men.' The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z Autumn leaves and berries later, holly and mistletoe at Christmas, and lilies at Easter, while in the summer the fields and lanes afford a wealth of material. The Century Cook Book 2011-01-04T03:01:10.367Z Her mother cooked the entire meal and served it on the good china, carefully arrayed on a tablecloth she’d appliqued with holly sprigs. The New Old Age: When Traditions Must Change 2010-12-25T00:39:11Z At the nearby Christmas market amid the sprigs of holly and Santa hats rows of miniature, crouching country boys are lined up for sale. Nativity ob-scene? 2010-12-23T00:17:08Z The leaves were the yerba mat�—generally abbreviated to mat�—or Paraguay ilex; a sort of holly which occupies exactly the same position among the South Americans as tea does with the Chinese. Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America 2010-12-20T17:12:20.420Z The rooms are elaborately decorated with flowers and evergreens, holly and ivy, ferns and rare plants. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z It’s balsam fir branches stuck into a foam core, with fake holly berries and a red bow. Two Maine Retailers Battle Over a Bit of Holiday D?cor 2010-12-01T06:30:00Z The plants include hydrangea, rhododendron, azalea, foxglove, holly and yew. F.Y.I.: Questions About New York 2010-09-03T23:32:00Z He owns an 87-acre farm in Woodbine, Md., which he bought for $1 million, where he stores mulch and grows thousands of trees and bushes, from beeches to oaks to holly. Teenage odd jobs grew into multimillion-dollar Hughes Landscaping 2010-07-12T04:00:00Z |
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