Hollyhocks #2: July 12/08

Bon

Gorgous goorgeos

I do’t have those shades of pink

Please save me soem seeds from the all. I don’t have yellow etier

I haev black. I should say theya re such a deep wine color

depends which was the sun hits them. They are called black on seed pkg sbut they really are such a deep deep wine

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.

I really would love to trade ya for some of them black ones Bunting and some of your dark pink too. I will save lots of seeds this fall if anyone else would like some.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Just one word comes to mind … MAGNIFICENT!!!!! :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

I think I’ve ever only seen red ones.
So lovely

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Thank you.Next year I want to take the iris out of the back garden and plant a lot of different colours of hollyhocks.I have another vision.( lol )

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Beautiful. Did you grow them from seeds?

-- horsetail, Fergus, Ontario

Horsetail.These were already established in the garden when I moved here.The ones I started from seed this year are very small yet and no signs of budding.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

beautiful.

I have quite a collection too, from pinls and whites, yellows, blues and black…...

-- Central northish Ontario

I sure would appreciate some of your white and blue seeds in the fall GT.Any chance we can trade?

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Just wonderful. Mine arn’t nearly so nice. I too would love to trade some seeds. Mine are a deep burgendy.

-- Dahlitsa

Oh for sure Dahlista.I would love some dark brgendy.They would go awesome with my pale colours.Come fall we will all have to list what we have to trade so we can remember who has what.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

THEY LOOK NICE ALL YOU WANT NOW IS AN OLD ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN AND THATCHED COTTAGE TO GO WITH THEM BON THIS IS A TYPICAL COTTAGE GARDEN PLANT IN ENGLAND.
REGARDS MIKE

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

Nice image you “painted” there Mike with those Hollyhocks … :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

I just love the English country gardens Mike.The thatched cottage would be nice but it wouldn’t last one winter here.( lol )

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

I love my Hollyhocks. As you say, they are reminiscent of the English Country Garden look which I love so much. We used to make ladies out of them when we were kids. Pick a flower off, leaving about a half inch of stem. Then pick a new bud off, punch a hole into one end, and slip the bud onto the stick of the flower. Thus we had a head on top of the dress of the lady. My sisters taught me that one. Ah, memories. :)

-- jroot

That’s a good one Jroot.I’ll have to remember that one. lol

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more