Ilex decidua 'Red Cascade'. Photo by Linda Parsons.

The Holly Society of America, Inc. is an active, non-profit organization with members throughout the United States and numerous foreign countries. The purpose of the Society is to stimulate interest, promote research, and collect and disseminate information about the genus Ilex. The society provides the medium for all people interested in hollies, including both novices and skilled growers, to communicate and exchange information through scientific studies, publications, lectures, meetings, visiting holly collections, and other educational endeavors.

	Plant a Holly! Working on a New Garden Design? The Perfect Reference for Knowing and Growing Holly
	Christopher Bailes, Hollies for Gardeners, 2006, Timber Press, Inc. 288 pages, 156 color photos, 4 color drawings, 7 × 9, hardcover. This delightful, beautifully illustrated and informative book looks at hollies from a gardener’s perspective. It begins with an overview of the genus Ilex that looks at the adaptability and geographic range as well as the diversity of the species. It continues by looking at the many ways holly can be used in the garden and discusses cultivation, propagation, and pests and diseases. The book’s directory of plants includes old and new species and cultivars with precise and useful descriptions that provide cultivation and hardiness requirements, size, shape, growth rate, and color of foliage and fruit. This book will inspire gardeners to discover how hollies, old and new, can enhance their gardens and landscapes. $30.00 for Holly Society Members; $34.95 for nonmembers. Number 033 on publication order form.

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