tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post667035214038772358..comments2023-08-21T01:41:13.490-07:00Comments on Three Dogs in a Garden: H is for HollyhocksJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-73608588463504482472012-07-31T17:53:13.770-07:002012-07-31T17:53:13.770-07:00I love this plant, as they remind me of my great g...I love this plant, as they remind me of my great grandparents. They always had a patch growing in their backyard near the outhouse. They had indoor plumbing by this point, but did not yet completely trust the newer technology, so the outhouse stayed as backup. Lovely photos!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-15948097902525669802012-07-30T07:09:22.594-07:002012-07-30T07:09:22.594-07:00Gorgeous photos. I wish I could get hollyhocks to...Gorgeous photos. I wish I could get hollyhocks to work for me but rust seems to be a problem in my garden on hollyhocks and other plants. Must be that east coast humidity. I'll continue to admire them from afar.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-66223296671490300572012-07-30T05:27:17.229-07:002012-07-30T05:27:17.229-07:00Beautiful photos, Jennifer! I have a soft spot fo...Beautiful photos, Jennifer! I have a soft spot for hollyhocks, too, because they remind me of my childhood. I used to make little dolls out of the hollyhock blooms. We had quite a few hollyhocks around the farm, all of them from plants started by my husband's grandfather and some from my grandmother's garden. I thought of them as my heirloom plants. But the last couple of years they've really been affected by rust. I'm going to save some seeds this fall and try to start more again next year.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-43518718175710051122012-07-29T22:14:51.036-07:002012-07-29T22:14:51.036-07:00Jennifer ~ your hollyhock photos are just outstand...Jennifer ~ your hollyhock photos are just outstanding. I would think even someone who doesn't like them would rethink that after looking at your post photos. Just gorgeous. I have minimal success here with two doubles ~ the 'Peaches'N Dreams' & a black one. I think they need more sun than they get where I planted tho so I need to move them around. or maybe I'll just collect the seed & spread that around? Your singles are mouth watering tho ~ maybe I don't prefer the doubles afterall?!!Kathleenhttp://kaseyskorner.typepad.com/kaseys_korner/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-78636799347272727682012-07-29T10:32:42.952-07:002012-07-29T10:32:42.952-07:00Beautiful holly hocks. I love the singles...Beautiful holly hocks. I love the singles...Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126209675266816687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-72265715375811063982012-07-29T08:03:24.435-07:002012-07-29T08:03:24.435-07:00Oh my, now I have to add hollyhocks to my project ...Oh my, now I have to add hollyhocks to my project list!!! Amazing and beautiful ( and the boys, too!) Love you site - we too have three dogs in the garden. I mean - IN the garden. DIgging, hunting....terriers, you know. Now, to go off a check out the rest of your site!Matt Mattushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304130532778622628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-8441616188288597262012-07-29T07:02:28.976-07:002012-07-29T07:02:28.976-07:00Sharon, I was able to find a writer for the Orland...Sharon, I was able to find a writer for the Orlando Sentinel who talks about the difficulty of growing hollyhocks in a climate where there is no cold winter season. Check out his post here: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_gardening_blog/2009/11/trick-to-growing-hollyhocks.html<br />He recommends varieties that flower early.<br />Here is a post by a blogger growing Vietnamese hollyhocks in Florida: http://nanak-mygardenpath.blogspot.ca/2011/04/enchanting-hollyhocks.html<br />Here is a third article that also recommends Vietnamese hollyhocks for Florida gardens:http://designandtime.com/we/blog/?p=769Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-60564149049218651502012-07-28T21:01:51.014-07:002012-07-28T21:01:51.014-07:00Hollyhocks were one of the first flowers I learned...Hollyhocks were one of the first flowers I learned to grow. The sheer size of them made me feel successful. :o) A friends house was hit by lightning last summer and fried all her electronics. Her TV screen actually blew up. Scary! But I'm glad you got some rain.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-49879139304951054002012-07-28T20:16:23.894-07:002012-07-28T20:16:23.894-07:00Hollyhocks are the queens of my garden, wherever t...Hollyhocks are the queens of my garden, wherever they decide to grow, I clear away whatever is around them and that's where they stay! I love the beauty and variety of the grouping in your pictures from the botanical gardens :)Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-66961404343192883592012-07-28T15:37:08.043-07:002012-07-28T15:37:08.043-07:00Can we grow these in march in florida??? so pretty...Can we grow these in march in florida??? so prettysharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529895941009940357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-80548694263521302912012-07-28T15:24:16.731-07:002012-07-28T15:24:16.731-07:00My gosh they look healthy. Many do not grow these ...My gosh they look healthy. Many do not grow these beauties for the Rust. Your images are beautiful of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-21954115839900667022012-07-28T15:09:44.783-07:002012-07-28T15:09:44.783-07:00You have me sold on Hollyhocks. I love them. My g...You have me sold on Hollyhocks. I love them. My grandmother had them in her garden and they always remind me of her large garden. Maybe next year I will add some.<br />we have had some big lighting strikes too...no houses hit though. it is a scary thing!Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-67303771697649473802012-07-28T14:17:28.692-07:002012-07-28T14:17:28.692-07:00Love love love them - sooooo beautiful - the slugs...Love love love them - sooooo beautiful - the slugs chopped the tops of mine this year - but I have grown some from seed and they have been planted out - can't wait to see what colours emerge next year.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-36402057916346544452012-07-28T12:27:03.213-07:002012-07-28T12:27:03.213-07:00Hi Jennifer
Hollyhocks are often described as an o...Hi Jennifer<br />Hollyhocks are often described as an old-fashioned flower. I guess because they were a staple on old country properties and, as many have mentioned, Grandmother's garden used to have them.<br />My best memory of them is in my (late) aunt's country garden in Meaford. Hers was a meandering, not always tidy but fascinating garden. The hollyhocks grew here and there and seemed to fit in with whatever was around them. Very lovely.<br />I just noticed that they resemble another flower that's blooming now: the Rose of Sharon.<br />Thanks for a great post.Astridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208261869410640449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-10812812281077173982012-07-28T09:57:59.772-07:002012-07-28T09:57:59.772-07:00I love them too - but will have to be satisfied wi...I love them too - but will have to be satisfied with my Foxglove that grow so easily in our northwest garden.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-52602144657150282392012-07-28T06:53:12.723-07:002012-07-28T06:53:12.723-07:00I love Hollyhocks, mine bloom much earlier in late...I love Hollyhocks, mine bloom much earlier in late spring...they are such happy plants and you can't have too many. Thanks for the beautiful images.La Vie Quotidiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348063467803160245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-43212354040108521542012-07-28T05:49:39.979-07:002012-07-28T05:49:39.979-07:00Oh I love Hollyhocks to Jennifer. They always brin...Oh I love Hollyhocks to Jennifer. They always bring back fond memories of my Grandma. Those are some beauties you have pictures of. Have a lovely weekend.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-3276539061783625882012-07-28T05:42:32.722-07:002012-07-28T05:42:32.722-07:00Hollyhocks are very pretty flowers. I have a soft...Hollyhocks are very pretty flowers. I have a soft spot for cottage flowers.Mary Pelleritohttp://mary-goingnative.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-29547790299298923232012-07-28T05:06:52.063-07:002012-07-28T05:06:52.063-07:00Hi Jennifer - that's sad about the fires. Fina...Hi Jennifer - that's sad about the fires. Finally some rain and that happens.<br /><br />As for the hollyhocks - they always remind me of Port Dover - there used to be a stand of them on the sidewalk next to the Erie Beach Hotel -just behind Knechtel's. Every summer I would walk by them and enjoy their beauty. They're gone now.heather @ new house, new home, new lifehttp://www.newhousenewhomenewlife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-76831805476373697822012-07-27T21:05:55.726-07:002012-07-27T21:05:55.726-07:00Beautiful Jennifer! I have admired these but have...Beautiful Jennifer! I have admired these but have never grown them. Your pictures are striking! Have a great weekend!My Garden Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295676587780780313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-84382514167789288822012-07-27T17:30:14.711-07:002012-07-27T17:30:14.711-07:00How fabulous, I love your photos!! Have a great w...How fabulous, I love your photos!! Have a great weekend Jennifer!ANNEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669855421350031273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-40327739389911366662012-07-27T16:12:16.808-07:002012-07-27T16:12:16.808-07:00Hey Jennifer,
This is one of the most incredible b...Hey Jennifer,<br />This is one of the most incredible beautiful posts I've seen year Your climate is so more forgiving with its plants than here on the prairie so the quality is superior compare to our plants. You're lucky to have such a good botanical garden to create such displays. As they say in my native Australia": Good onya, Jennifer.<br />Best,<br />PatrickPatrick's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043684211085414505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-18467381921246970942012-07-27T15:14:58.591-07:002012-07-27T15:14:58.591-07:00Delish Hollyhocks, love them all!! I lost a ome t...Delish Hollyhocks, love them all!! I lost a ome to a lightning strike in the 90's...my heart goes out to all affected.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061146166736270529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-52948716122856531352012-07-27T14:33:52.395-07:002012-07-27T14:33:52.395-07:00What a wonderful selection of hollyhocks at the Bo...What a wonderful selection of hollyhocks at the Botanic Garden, makes me want to grow them next year!Paulinehttp://leadupthegardenpath.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-6340297213398937432012-07-27T13:59:02.493-07:002012-07-27T13:59:02.493-07:00I haven't grown Hollyhocks since I lived in En...I haven't grown Hollyhocks since I lived in England - I'd forgotten how beautiful they were.Thanks for the memories.Karen Chapmanhttp://www.lejardinetdesigns.com/blognoreply@blogger.com