Discover the best method to preserve fall leaves’ vibrant color! We tested 4 techniques, including Mod Podge, a microwave press, vegetable glycerin, and silica gel. Find out which works best. As ...

Fall foliage is both beautiful and fleeting each year. And it can be finicky and frustrating to try to preserve some of that color. Since there are so many different ways to preserve leaves, here ...

Preserving leaves is a fun project you can do with your kids.

Peak foliage is fleeting. That’s why I love preserving precious foraged leaves so they can be admired all year long. Leaves (sadly) tend to dry out, curl up, and break apart after a few days in ...

Martha Stewart recommends preserving leaves in a mixture of glycerin and water. This was the most time-consuming method because the leaves have to sit for a day or two in the solution, but it also ...

Preserving leaves is a fun project. Find a big book and place the leaves between paper towels. Put them between the pages, with at least 20 pages between leaves. Keep the leaves in the book for ...

• Native Americans preserved holly berries and used them as decorative buttons and trade items. • People have used the leaves externally for sores and itching and for making a tea for treating ...

GLYCERIN Martha Stewart recommends preserving leaves in a mixture of glycerin and water. This was the most time-consuming method, but it also was the most hands-off technique.

Black and dropping holly leaves aren't a good sign, but there's not much you can do now other than check planting depth and excess mulch.

English holly (Ilex aquifolium) has been a symbol of Christmas for centuries. Fashioned into wreaths, its spiny leaves and red berries symbolized a crown of thorns and drops of blood. Its green ...

By the Middle Ages, iconography sprang up around holly that made it seem a truly Christian custom. Its sharp, pointed leaves represented the crown of thorns Jesus wore at his crucifixion.