Holly might not normally seem like a large enough plant to use for privacy, but that's not the case with this cultivar. Nellie Stevens holly (Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens') can actually reach heights of 30 ...

However, my go-to tall privacy screen is Nellie R. Stevens holly. It grows to 12 to 15 feet tall and 8 or 9 feet wide with very infrequent trimming. It actually can grow even larger in Southeast and ...

Dear Neil: I’m planting Nellie R. Stevens hollies along our 6-foot privacy fence and will top it at 8 feet. How far a part should I space them, and how far should they be away from the fence 18, 24 or ...

Dear Neil: I need a tall screen for our backyard. It needs to be evergreen, and I’d like it to grow to be 10 or 12 feet tall. It’s rather shady. What would you suggest? A: Nellie R. Stevens holly ...

DEAR NEIL: I have a rural property in East Texas where I’m trying to establish a privacy screen. I want to use Nellie R. Stevens hollies. The fence is 270 feet long. How many plants would I need (how ...

Dear Neil: I have a large Nellie R. Stevens holly that I’d really like to train into a tree form. Can that be done? If so, how do I start? A: Absolutely, it can be done. In fact, they make lovely ...

When we moved to our current house, very little landscaping had been done. In the area that now is my cottage garden, there was a hawthorn tree growing that was brushing against the south side of the ...

Q: What is the best way to feed and prune a number of Nellie R. Stevens hollies we planted five years ago in order to encourage vertical growth? A: Before I try to answer that, let me remind you that ...