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

Add interest to your garden with Winter berries

Stefan Buczacki

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

Lynn Farram and the congregation of Christ Church, Norris Green, Liverpool