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A group of pink, white, and red hollyhocks stand tall in bloom near a building. - JULIA Culp/Shutterstock Hollyhocks are wonderful summer-blooming flowers that look right at home in cottage gardens ...

Hollyhocks are incredibly easy to grow from seed and are the ideal garden flower for attracting vital pollinators while adding a splash of colour to your outdoor space. Like most flowering plants, ...

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 ...

Knowing when to plant hollyhock seeds is key if you want to add these cottage garden favourites to your garden. Hollyhocks ...

Common hollyhocks, Alcea rosea, members of the Malvaceae or mallow family along with marsh mallow or Malva and okra, Hibiscus esculentus, have been around for a very long time. In fact, Alcea seeds ...

Admired in the ancient gardens of China, hollyhocks are among the oldest cultivated flowers. They were brought to Europe by explorers in the 16th century. Named by the English herbalist William Turner ...

What to do in the garden this week: “Plant heat and bolt-resistant varieties of lettuce in a shady spot. “Weed, weed, weed. Get the last of those pesky weeds pulled before hot weather causes them to ...

Set Daily Express as a 'Preferred Source' to get quicker access to the news you value. I love ’olly ’ocks. Sorry… I mean I love hollyhocks – but it’s such a delightful name that it doesn’t really ...

Fall is around the corner. Watch the shrubs turn as they are our under-sung fall foliage. Lists are boring, so bore yourself with some good perennials to grow from seed (which, as a bonus, deer don’t ...