Hollyhock Care

Growing hollyhocks in your garden will add some drama and exciting height. To help keep rust to a minimum, some tips on hollyhocks include:All of these tips should help but will probably not eliminate the rust problem.

Remove the fleshy roots from the bag and lightly shake off the protective material. Soft spots or mildew can indicate a diseased specimen. Seed-grown hollyhocks and those started from cuttings often start life in a weaker form and are more prone to develop,...

During the hot summer days, they are blooming and acting like they are having a great time. I planned to take some seeds - which I did, when I saw they were dry enough. I planned to make something like a living fence with them; a boundary to the garden...

When I arrived in Arizona from England, I allowed feelings of loneliness to creep in and today I understand why. We know we cannot take our garden with us and we know the next owner may not appreciate the rogue geraniums or perhaps even hates roses and...

I ensure I take several moments every week to sit, close my eyes, and breathe in the air allowing the fragrances and sounds to transform my whole being until I am fully relaxed.As you read this article, are you thinking of your own favorite areas of your...

We take delight when we see a plant that we too have growing in our own gardens. Planted along a very long stretch of path were rose bushes as far as the eye could see. It turns out there were 240 of the most beautiful rose varieties one could ever hope...

When living on the Georgia plantation, Priscilla met a man by the name of Basil Silkwood. The story has reached and touched millions of hearts and I for one am grateful and blessed to know the story and own her wonderful book.Finally, I would like to...

The bed we make today may be torn apart in favor of something new on the morrow. This time the bit of ground that was due to be cleared contained a healthy grove of mature, ever-flowering, pink.

It is the bumblebees with their easy going personalities that keep me entertained, and my flowers seeding year after year. You should know from the outset that I am not a bee keeper.

Sparmannia africana, also known as cape stock rose, is one of those plants that bristles when touched. The city photo is by Josh*m, courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons. The upper left and lower right photos are by John Benoot and Evert respectively, from...

Blossoms are 2 to 5 inches across. Space plants 3 feet apart. They are winter hardy to zone 3. It graces gardens throughout the United States and in other countries. Arriving in America in 1630, double blooming types were found in 1677, and were followed...

Biennials spend the first year of their lives building rootstocks and storing energy. Perennials often do not bloom for the first year or more, instead building up strength to survive the winters before spending energy reproducing.

All you need to do is stand by with a bag and some clippers. Choose a variety that will form large seeds, such as Mammoth Grey Stripe or Skyscraper, so children can handle them easily.

They chewed on its tough root to clean their teeth. However, it will reseed itself throughout the growing season, and can become a little invasive.before they can go to seed. In addition to its health, beauty and culinary uses, common mallow is an importantSince...

Have you ever eaten a French hollyhock's fruit, those small round seeds called "cheeses?" I have, as a child while playing outside with my dolls. Since I've discovered they are related to hibiscus and have learned so much about them, I didn't consider...

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Provided you're willing to water your work daily, there's no reason to stop planting.Plant pansies, calendulas or other short-season annuals (which should be on sale by this time) in open spots left as foliage from spring-flowering bulbs dies down.Plant...

Read on for a few great rose of Sharon companion planting ideas.Consider planting rose of Sharon in a hedge or border with evergreen or flowering shrubs that bloom at various times.

My friends have a night-blooming cereus (Peniocereus) that has put on quite the indoor show this summer. The verbena attracts sphinx moths in a similar fashion, with sweet aroma and nectar rewards, but sometimes an early morning butterfly may feed on...

Onions that send up a flower stalk in their first year should be picked and eaten immediately or left to flower and go to seed. Several vegetables also grow as biennials, but because you pick them before the life cycle is complete, you may never see them...

You can also plant annual flowers with characteristics like scent, prickly leaves or bitter taste that deer avoid. Keep spent blossoms trimmed back to encourage the plant to keep providing blooms right through the growing season.

Some like roses are evergreen in warm winter areas such as California, Florida and Arizona but deciduous in cold winter areas. Hollyhocks are an example. These include dogwood, orchid tree and crape myrtle.Flowering bushes include roses, of course, but...

This plant attracts butterflies and honeybees to your garden. Butterfly bushes are used as foundation plantings and backgrounds in flowerbeds. This flower produces pink and violet blossoms clumped on top of a purple, speckled stem in summer.

Swiss Chard Another colorful addition to the garden, the stalks of Swiss chard come in array of bright colors from ruby red to snow white and bright yellow. As an added bonus, okra flowers will help attract many beneficial pollinators to your yard.

In years or regions in which the winter does not provide enough chilling time, these plants will produce a poor crop or, in some cases, they will not flower or produce fruit at all.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1");...

The perennial hibiscus may be hardy or tropical, and include Rose of Sharon, scarlet swamp hibiscus, rose mallow, and confederate roses.. These types of hibiscus have some overlap with the native species that grow in Florida and southern Louisiana.

Mallow or Malva is a common plant that can produce a large bush or sprawling ground cover.In appearance, the rose mallow in the genera Malva has the most similar flowers. Rose of Sharon or Althea is a common perennial shrub with pink to red blooms on...