Comments on: Plantaholic post http://www.catharinehoward.co.uk/2010/07/29/plantaholic-post-9/ Garden Designer Catharine Howard's Illuminating Blog Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:39:15 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carla http://www.catharinehoward.co.uk/2010/07/29/plantaholic-post-9/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Carla Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:16:59 +0000 http://www.catharinehoward.co.uk/?p=713#comment-320 I let out a long sigh when I saw these pictures. I love Hollyhocks too. I have tried several time to grow them and each time gophers took them down their hole when they were only about one foot tall. I have two more this year that are still only about a foot tall now. I have heard that they take two years to flower, not sure if that is true and with my history of them I could not say for sure. I also love Foxgloves and have been very lucky with these. I generally get two to three years of repeat bloom and they produce a few more plants each year. I have these in my fairy garden where they get shade. Thank you for visiting my blog on blotanical (Thyme in a Bottle) I will be back to your blog often. Carla I let out a long sigh when I saw these pictures. I love Hollyhocks too. I have tried several time to grow them and each time gophers took them down their hole when they were only about one foot tall. I have two more this year that are still only about a foot tall now. I have heard that they take two years to flower, not sure if that is true and with my history of them I could not say for sure. I also love Foxgloves and have been very lucky with these. I generally get two to three years of repeat bloom and they produce a few more plants each year. I have these in my fairy garden where they get shade.

Thank you for visiting my blog on blotanical (Thyme in a Bottle) I will be back to your blog often.

Carla

]]> By: PatioPatch http://www.catharinehoward.co.uk/2010/07/29/plantaholic-post-9/comment-page-1/#comment-304 PatioPatch Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:27:40 +0000 http://www.catharinehoward.co.uk/?p=713#comment-304 I'm mad about hollyhocks too - they give so much back for so little. Saw so many wonderful pastel shades round Woodbrige but I'm trying to confine my collection to red and white - if only there were a blue one. Laura x I’m mad about hollyhocks too – they give so much back for so little. Saw so many wonderful pastel shades round Woodbrige but I’m trying to confine my collection to red and white – if only there were a blue one.

Laura x

]]> By: Karen - An Artists Garden http://www.catharinehoward.co.uk/2010/07/29/plantaholic-post-9/comment-page-1/#comment-300 Karen - An Artists Garden Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:30:35 +0000 http://www.catharinehoward.co.uk/?p=713#comment-300 Lovely "old fashioned" flowers - I have never grown hollyhocks - although I have started off some black ones from seed. K Lovely “old fashioned” flowers – I have never grown hollyhocks – although I have started off some black ones from seed.
K

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