Deciduous hollies at Bernheim
Arboretum and Research Forest in Clermont,
Kentucky. Photo by Bob Hopkins. |
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. |
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Colonial Virginia Chapter Spring MeetingSaturday, March 29, 2008 Abingdon Episcopal Church Gloucester, Virginia |
 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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