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Its twinkling seeds bejewel festive feasts, but there’s much more to the pomegranate than meets the eye, discovers Harry Pearson

This time of year represents big business–and exhaustion–for the producers of festive fare, from crackers to hellebores to ham. Jane Wheatley visits six stalwarts who are flat out right now

Discover what makes these plants popular around Christmas time

Celebrated in the loveliest of carols, holly warms hearts anew each winter, but there’s more to the spiky gem than merely Christmas cheer, writes Deborah Nicholls-Lee