Ilex Nellie Stevens Holly

Ilex Nellie Stevens Holly Landscape Design Ideas

Designing your landscape with Ilex Nellie Stevens Holly can add a touch of classic elegance and year-round interest to your outdoor space. Here are some tailored design ideas to incorporate this versatile plant:

1. Privacy Hedges: Use Ilex Nellie Stevens Holly to create dense and visually striking privacy hedges along property lines or to define outdoor spaces. The glossy green foliage and red berries provide a vibrant backdrop that offers both beauty and functionality.
   
2. Architectural Accents: Plant Ilex Nellie Stevens Holly as standalone specimens to serve as architectural focal points in your landscape. Their upright growth habit and vibrant foliage can add structure and visual interest to garden beds or corners.
   
3. Winter Interest: Take advantage of Ilex Nellie Stevens Holly's evergreen nature and red berries to create winter interest in your landscape. The bright berries against the dark green foliage can liven up the winter garden and attract birds.
   
4. Mixed Borders: Combine Ilex Nellie Stevens Holly with other shrubs and perennials to create dynamic mixed borders. Pair it with plants that complement its color and texture to achieve a balanced and visually appealing garden bed.
   
5. Container Planting: Showcase Ilex Nellie Stevens Holly in large containers on your patio or near entrances to add a touch of sophistication. Consider grouping different-sized containers to create a layered effect and enhance the overall aesthetic.

Ensure proper spacing and pruning to maintain the desired shape and size of Ilex Nellie Stevens Holly. Regular watering and mulching can help promote healthy growth and vibrant foliage throughout the year.

Care Guide

PLANTING, Best time for planting your sky pencil tree is from early spring to early fall right before frost of winter arrives. Dig a hole approximately twice as wide as your new plant’s root ball and deep enough so that the top of the root ball is parallel with the ground level, Place the plant in the hole and ensure that it is situated upright, use the excavated soil to back fill around the root ball, gently press down as you fill the hole and thoroughly soak with a hose to ensure air pockets are eliminated, Take great care to not leave any gaps or air spaces around the root ball. A 2-3 inch layer of organic hardwood mulch is strongly recommended, it will help retain moisture and discourage weed growth. Apply the mulch over the entire planting area.

LIGHT, Thrives in full sun, Tolerates shade

WATER your holly tree during the first two months twice a week, increase in extreme hot days, as plants mature reduce water frequency to once a week. You should always verify the top 2-3 inches of soil, if dry to the touch water as needed.

FERTILIZE your holly trees during spring before new growth begins, Applying a slow-release, 180 days duration, well balance fertilizer is probably the simplest solution and least expensive.

Pruning is necessary only to accomplish desired shape and form.

Plant Benefits
We believe in the power of plants to lift the spirit, calm the mind and clean the air. Plants can reduce stress and anxiety by spending time close to nature caring for them. Add life to a given space. Increase Property Value, beautify your landscape with this new addition. 

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More Frequently Ask Questions

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We Believe it is, let us prove it, our success rate sipping plant(s) online is well over 99%.

How do we measure height for Holly Trees?

Plant height is measured from the base of the plant to the highest point of the plant.

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All plants are guarantee for a period of 30 days, We offer a Satisfaction Guarantee Policy.