It’s that time of year when we add festive plants to our homes. As well as the obvious tree many add holly, ivy, white-berried mistletoe and vibrant red poinsettias to add festive cheer to the ...

English ivy is such a nuisance to native tree and ground plant life that some ... Freed a beautiful holly and got rid of the ...

But the sacred symbolism of holly and ivy extends even further back into medieval England. Holly and ivy are traditional rivals in the forest, representing masculine and feminine traits ...

The holly has little sharp points all around its edges, much like a thorn and one can easily prick a finger by touching the leaf carelessly. The berries represent the drops of Blood He shed.