Holly

Photo about Christmas holly set - green leaf, red berry and twig on white background. Image of christmas, leaf, symbols - 21782038

used here, here and here i thought it was merely an ornamental bush. from the wikipedia entry on holly: In many western cultures, holly is a traditional Christmas decoration, used especially in wreaths. Many of the hollies are highly decorative, and are widely used as ornamental plants in gardens and parks. The wood is heavy, hard and white; one traditional use is for chess pieces, with holly for the white pieces, and ebony for the black. Other uses include turnery, inlay work and as…

Seeing as this is a much better illustration than the ones I dug up, AND it has a very interesting article with it, here's your holly for the season. :D

Free printable small and large holly templates for Christmas crafts that require a holly stencil. Holly leaves with berries for coloring pdf to print

Here we have a group of colorful images of holiday Holly Leaves. They can be found in a vase, in a dish, wrapped with ribbon, or decorating a wishbone.

Are you an aster or a marigold?

Holly leaves with red berries - Ilex aquifolium

Holly makes heavenly hedges and great pot plants too, says Monty Don.

This is a lovely collection of Christmas Holly Images! These beautiful Vintage Holly pictures are perfect to use in Holiday Crafts or Handmade Cards.