Why doesn't my holly tree have berries? While there are many different species of Ilex, or holly tree, perhaps the most prevalent is the common holly or Ilex aquifolium.This species is widespread ...

Montreal-based Common Holly, real name Brigitte Naggar, was among our Best New Bands Of 2017. We praised her excellent debut album Playing House, and today we see the music video for its opening ...

Common Holly wants you to be sad. Her official Facebook page describes her work as being for people who like sad songs, and the tracks on her sophomore record, “When I say to you Black Lighting ...

Common Holly is the project of the Montreal songwriter Brigitte Naggar, and next week she's releasing a new album called Playing House. We've heard a few tracks from it already, including "Nothing ...

Montreal’s Common Holly — the indie-rock singer-songwriter born Brigitte Naggar — has shared stages with impressive names like Half Waif and Land Of Talk, and she has more dates coming up ...

Common Holly is the musical moniker of Montreal’s Brigitte Naggar. She self-released her debut album Playing House last year, but since pulled the album after signing to Solitaire Recordings ...

Common Holly’s cover features vocals that float over choral-like stacked harmonies and gently-strummed acoustic guitar, then erupts into a multi-layered and twinkling opus by the second verse.

“You unbuttoned your shirt, and I looked at your heart,” Brigitte Naggar intones at the start of her new Common Holly song, followed by a stunning silence that feels much longer than three ...

Why We're Excited: Recording under the name Common Holly, Brigitte Naggar sets her light, lilting voice against bold and striking counterweights: echoing effects, odd drum patterns, swoony strings ...

Winterberry holly will suit USDA Zones 3-9. Best conditions for growth are similar to those listed for common holly, with access to direct sun and water on a regular basis.

Common insect pests of hollies include holly leaf miner, spider mites, and scale. Webbing among the foliage is a telltale ...

Common insect pests of hollies include holly leaf miner, spider mites, and scale. Webbing among the foliage is a telltale sign of mites, which can be managed using insecticidal oils or soaps.