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

Q. I have received hollyhocks seeds that came from plants up north. When is the best time to start them in Florida? A. October or November are the best months to start the hollyhock seeds growing.

Dear Carol: I have a few questions about hollyhocks. A couple of years ago, I planted my first plants, from transplants bought at a nursery. They were a wonderful rose red. I let them set seed. This ...

Question: My hollyhocks are not blooming. They were planted from seed, and instead of forming a tall flower stalk, they send out many small bushy stems. What went wrong? Answer: Hollyhocks are a ...

1 Help your geraniums and other flowering plants bloom more throughout the summer and into autumn by removing faded blossoms on a regular basis, as soon as the blooms fade. This is called deadheading.

1. Happy Fourth of July! Dead-head your roses whenever the aging flowers shatter. Dead-heading is the term for cutting off old blooms. Removing old flowers promotes higher-quality reblooming every six ...