<\/span><\/h2>\nHolly feels comfortable in the garden in a bright location. This can be either a sunny or a half-shaded place. The soil should be nutritious and moist. Acidic and permeable soil at the location is also recommended. Holly can also grow in a pot. Choose a suitable, small-growing variety – or a pot of a suitable size.<\/p>\n
Ideal location for planting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Bright location.<\/li>\n
- Damp nutrient-rich soil.<\/li>\n
- Acidic and permeable soil.<\/li>\n
- Also possible as potted plants.<\/li>\n
- Once you have found the perfect location in the garden, you can plant your holly. We have summarized how to do this in the following instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Step-by-step instructions for planting holly<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- Best time: in spring after the last frost.<\/li>\n
- Water root ball in a bucket.<\/li>\n
- Dig a planting hole: 1.5 times as wide and deep as the root ball.<\/li>\n
- Mix compost or fertilizer with long-term organic effects into the excavated material.<\/li>\n
- Mix to calcareous or clayey soil with one-third sand and one-third potting soil.<\/li>\n
- For plants from containers: Slightly tear roots with a spade or your hands to stimulate branching. In the case of plants in root balls, open the root cloth or wire basket generously at the root neck.<\/li>\n
- Insert the plant so deep that the root neck (transition from root to shoot) is above the ground.<\/li>\n
- Fill the planting hole with soil, step on it with your feet.<\/li>\n
- In warm weather and with little rain: model a watering rim from the soil and make a planting cut.<\/li>\n
- Pour on well.<\/li>\n
- Planting distance for hedges: 4 – 8 plants per meter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
<\/span>Holly care<\/span><\/h2>\nThe beauty of holly is that once planted, it requires little care and can be enjoyed for many years. Normally you don’t need to water the evergreen shrub regularly. Only potted plants need regular watering. Waterlogging should be avoided at all costs. Permanently moist roots lead to root rot. The watering water should also be as low in lime as possible because holly likes it slightly acidic.<\/p>\n
Tip: Wear gloves for all work on your holly. This will protect you from prickly leaves.<\/div><\/div>\n
<\/span>Cutting holly<\/span><\/h3>\nHolly does not require regular pruning. In general, however, the plants are very tolerant of pruning and cope very well with pruning in spring or summer. This can be a topiary for topiary trees or hedges, or to thin out plants that are too dense. Cut carefully and not too much at once, because holly grows very slowly and it can take a long time for the shrub to grow back to its old shape.<\/p>\n
<\/span>How do you cut holly?<\/span><\/h4>\n\n- Best time: spring or late summer.<\/li>\n
- Very compatible with cutting.<\/li>\n
- Topiary for hedges or topiary shrubs, pruning or thinning.<\/li>\n
- Cut with care, grows slowly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/span>Propagate holly<\/span><\/h2>\nTwo methods have proven to be effective for the propagation of holly: sinking or cuttings. Both methods are briefly presented here.<\/p>\n
Propagating holly by using cuttings<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- In spring or late autumn<\/li>\n
- Select a healthy shoot and lower it to the ground<\/li>\n
- Where it touches the earth, remove the leaves<\/li>\n
- Now bury the shoot into the earth<\/li>\n
- The shoot tip must look out of the ground<\/li>\n
- Additionally, the buried shoot can be fixed with wire or a stone<\/li>\n
- When roots have formed in autumn or spring, the lower is separated from the mother plant<\/li>\n
- The new shoot is dug up and planted in a new place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Holly propagates through cuttings<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n- Optimum time in July\/August, but possible until frost sets in<\/li>\n
- Use shoot tips of young plants or branches growing as close to the ground as possible on old plants<\/li>\n
- Remove all leaves except the upper ones or shorten them by half<\/li>\n
- Place in a water-draining container with nutrient-poor, airy cutting substrate<\/li>\n
- Press on and pour on generously<\/li>\n
- Ideal conditions prevail in a mini-greenhouse<\/li>\n
- Set up in one and bright place<\/li>\n
- Ventilate and humidify regularly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/span>Holly hibernate<\/span><\/h2>\nWintering holly is very easy because most species of holly are hardy and can survive the winter in the garden without special protection. Only very young plants or special species need winter protection. A fleece or fir branches are suitable for this purpose. Tub plants should be wintered in a bright and frost-free place. That can be for example an unheated winter garden or a bright hall.<\/p>\n
Caution: holly is often confused with mahonia (Mahonia aquifolium). If you discover yellow flowers and dark purple berries on your supposed holly, it is certainly a mahonia.<\/div><\/div>\n
While holly can be wintered in the garden without protection, other plants need care even in winter. You can read more about the garden in winter in our article on gardening in December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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