Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of pink, white, and red hollyhocks stand tall in bloom near a building. - JULIA Culp/Shutterstock Hollyhocks are wonderful ...

Hollyhocks are often spotted gracing a sunny backyard wall, standing proud and tall with their satin-like blooms. They are a classic addition to English-garden planting schemes and offer a range of ...

Statuesque, whimsical, and filled with quaint bygone charm, hollyhocks (Alcea spp.) are a quintessential cottage garden favorite. Growing hollyhocks adds structure and visual diversity to borders and ...

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 ...

One plant gardeners from cooler regions miss is the hollyhock opening white, pink, red and maroon blossoms for spring. It has not been a hard plant to grow locally, but difficult to grow long enough ...

Q: I have trouble growing hollyhocks. What am I doing wrong? I see them growing in the seams of pavement, but can’t grow them in my yard! — MG., Albuquerque A: You don’t say if you are planting from ...

That’s partly because of their height, drawing our eyes down the lawn towards the vegetable patch hidden behind a wall of logs that we made – dry stone wall-like – from a eucalyptus tree that died.

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

Q.: I've had a real problem with something eating the foliage of my hollyhocks. I have sprayed and dusted the plants. I have seen some slugs around but haven't been able to see anything on the plants.

Q. The last three years I have had scale on my hollyhocks. They just start to bloom, and the scale appears and they die. Is there something I can use to get rid of the scale? After they start to die, ...