Our festive traditions may feel rooted in celebrations of the birth of Christ, but the trees and plants we use for decoration tell a different story

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

Discover what makes these plants popular around Christmas time

RHS expert Jon Webster tells Mandy Bradshaw why this evergreen beauty shouldn’t be relegated to the winter months

Mahonia x media ‘Winter Sun’ Forgive me please because I have, in my youth, been a bit sneery about mahonias. I recognise that this was a mistake as they have an awful lot in their favour: colour at a

IN the comparative austerity of a 1960s childhood, ...