For romanticism, stature, elegance and pollinator-friendly credentials, growing hollyhocks will add a very special dimension ...

Question: Hollyhocks are one of our favorite spring flowers but we have not been successful in Florida. What is needed to grow these attractive flowers? Answer: Northern hollyhocks are biennials, ...

Q: I love hollyhocks for their colorful, crinkled flowers, and I have a row of them planted along the edge of my patio which I grew from seed. I was disappointed last year, however, as unsightly ...

Plant smart, not hard. Here are 19 perennials that are practically begging to be planted in spring for stronger roots and ...

Question. We were successful growing hollyhocks this year. How do we save the seeds, and when do we replant? Answer. Dry spring weather is an excellent time to remove seed pods from hollyhock plants.

Now I have several hollyhock plants in my garden. This year, before the buds opened, I noticed several small holes in almost all the leaves. The holes were scattered throughout the leaf. Upon closer ...

Every Mother's Day, my children wash my car and help me plant flowers. Last week, as I prepared the garden beds of my two side-by-side homes, I found one of what I call "Claire's hollyhocks" growing ...