tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post8137050532548177611..comments2023-10-11T11:42:47.834+01:00Comments on purple podded peas: Hollyhock loveCelia Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-85332673800578827702011-07-22T11:40:13.266+01:002011-07-22T11:40:13.266+01:00I was given two hollyhock plants a few years ago a...I was given two hollyhock plants a few years ago and, with no space in the garden, I found them a temporary home in a large pot at the front door - where they still flower beautifully every year!Sallyhttp://www.stand-store.co.uk/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-20317475702565339882011-07-21T20:48:28.899+01:002011-07-21T20:48:28.899+01:00Oh that hollyhock heart is wonderful, you must mak...Oh that hollyhock heart is wonderful, you must make a valentines card!Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705506930308472527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-21286474392220240242011-07-21T17:07:21.822+01:002011-07-21T17:07:21.822+01:00Thank you Celia, I'd be so grateful.Thank you Celia, I'd be so grateful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-69330503723953292252011-07-21T00:46:34.641+01:002011-07-21T00:46:34.641+01:00So pretty,I love them too. Have some here but not ...So pretty,I love them too. Have some here but not as many as I'd like. I'll have to get seed scattering. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17630216046532015989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-29608940637773494392011-07-20T21:45:06.974+01:002011-07-20T21:45:06.974+01:00Oh! how lovely your holyhocks are, I have tried t...Oh! how lovely your holyhocks are, I have tried them in my garden, but they never keep, obviously too much rain in these parts.jamjarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060223670023670104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-26221242195395977792011-07-20T20:01:23.275+01:002011-07-20T20:01:23.275+01:00They are beautiful.
JaneThey are beautiful. <br />JaneChicken loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118591817977010811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-41316501283210389082011-07-20T17:44:43.654+01:002011-07-20T17:44:43.654+01:00A brilliant idea! And bet it looked stunning too.
...A brilliant idea! And bet it looked stunning too.<br /><br />C xCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-81761126232046990052011-07-20T17:36:35.090+01:002011-07-20T17:36:35.090+01:00my late paternal grandmother grew about a 10 foot ...my late paternal grandmother grew about a 10 foot swath of hollyhocks at the top edge of the driveway to the second floor of her barn. she said it was to let drivers backing up a load of hay know where the dropoff was so the trucks wouldn't tumble down & mess up her grass.petoskystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633621111274495078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-65323172146693092632011-07-20T11:20:30.579+01:002011-07-20T11:20:30.579+01:00Good to hear from lots of Hollyhock fans!
Toffeea...Good to hear from lots of Hollyhock fans!<br /><br />Toffeeapple - I'll have to save some seed from my white and yellow ones ;-)<br /><br />Su - they seem brighter and bigger this year!<br /><br />Holly - go for it!<br /><br />Anon - how did you manage that! I think you must be a very tidy gardener!<br /><br />Penny - hope you manage to get some to grow - try putting some broken bricks in a pile in a sunny corner and sowing around them.<br /><br />serendipity - that's the best way with Hollyhocks :-)<br /><br />Lucy - they do seem to have favourite areas of the country. Look around to see if the neighbours have them.<br /><br />svg - get them in the ground, they'll thank you for it!<br /><br />Gina - I'm thinking of carrying Hollyhock seeds in my pockets so they spring up in my wake!<br /><br />Mavis - oh yes, they do that here!<br /><br />Lynne - hope you manage to grow some.<br /><br />Cottage Garden - the English Weather keep us on our toes doesn't it!<br /><br />Patio Patch - yes, just scatter. They like crevices by paths, so you can create a mini pavement by pushing some broken bricks into the soil in a sunny corner, then scatter on the seeds and wait.<br /><br />moreidlethoughts - far too English to thrive in Queensland! Sorry I cheated, but I haven't cheated for part 2 of the quiz.<br /><br />Vegetable Heaven - must be the soil, or low annual rainfall, or both. It's best to grow plants that like your garden.<br /><br /><br />Celia<br />xCelia Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12776686088752602321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-77516591426143216042011-07-20T09:51:26.651+01:002011-07-20T09:51:26.651+01:00They don't seem to do well round here - I don&...They don't seem to do well round here - I don't recall seeing them in any local gardens. Sad, as they are such an eye-full of stateliness.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841961223771293021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-67210158619072549382011-07-19T22:30:38.683+01:002011-07-19T22:30:38.683+01:00Ah, bliss! Thankyou, Celia.(They would hate it her...Ah, bliss! Thankyou, Celia.(They would hate it here!)<br /><br />And yes, that was a Little Kingfisher in my photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-27519059036029829572011-07-19T22:28:43.837+01:002011-07-19T22:28:43.837+01:00Crazy about Hollyhocks but now know to just scatte...Crazy about Hollyhocks but now know to just scatter rather than sow. The collection of different hues is so prettyLaura Bloomsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03163589497828975276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-12715491023729770462011-07-19T19:02:05.701+01:002011-07-19T19:02:05.701+01:00They look lovely Celia - such lovely rich colours....They look lovely Celia - such lovely rich colours. I also enjoyed the tour around your garden in your last post.<br /><br />I agree with your comment at mine. I don't mind the rain at all although the torrential sort can put a dampener on outdoor summer pursuits. My ideal day is one of warm sunshine and showers - wishful thinking!<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-58107420297215837612011-07-19T17:53:47.869+01:002011-07-19T17:53:47.869+01:00I love hollyhocks too and had planned to do just t...I love hollyhocks too and had planned to do just that- collect some seeds and see if they would grow. Thanks for the couragement!<br />Yours look lovely.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024237340152393255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-13781648863920753422011-07-19T17:45:53.776+01:002011-07-19T17:45:53.776+01:00Just a thimbleful...
We love hollyhocks too and h...Just a thimbleful...<br /><br />We love hollyhocks too and have lots of them - but they do have a tendency to grow in the FRONT of the border and in the cracks in the paving stones ! Sadly just come back from France to find many of them beaten down by te rain and wind.Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10510316697012282208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-92140484354253416702011-07-19T17:41:21.178+01:002011-07-19T17:41:21.178+01:00I love hollyhocks too but stillhaven't got aro...I love hollyhocks too but stillhaven't got around to putting them in my garden. Love the colours you've got.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-62540975523262198712011-07-19T17:01:35.039+01:002011-07-19T17:01:35.039+01:00They're beautiful - and such an array of colou...They're beautiful - and such an array of colours. I was given some hollyhock seeds which I planted up in an old leaky welly - perhaps I should get them in the ground now before they get too big??suburban veg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08546041205509607893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-70350715434817569712011-07-19T16:59:19.546+01:002011-07-19T16:59:19.546+01:00Your hollyhocks look lovely - I've never had t...Your hollyhocks look lovely - I've never had them in my garden. Lucy xLocket Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689704503844595835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-21286649562532099502011-07-19T16:39:00.622+01:002011-07-19T16:39:00.622+01:00Mine have done well this year too. We started out ...Mine have done well this year too. We started out with some scattered seed and they are everywhere now, but I just evict the odd one from the veg plot and leave them to it.serendipityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554603552983182516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-56933268140574455032011-07-19T16:31:57.724+01:002011-07-19T16:31:57.724+01:00Now suffering from serious hollyhock envy. I'...Now suffering from serious hollyhock envy. I've never managed to get them to grow and I love them so much. It's 'my' flower too because as a tall and skinny child my dad used to call me his little 'olly'ock! Will now start seriously looking for seeds to steal!Planet Pennyhttp://planetpenny.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-34678871295445183542011-07-19T15:31:58.149+01:002011-07-19T15:31:58.149+01:00I had hollyhocks, but they decided not to come bac...I had hollyhocks, but they decided not to come back. I wish they'd left me a note to tell me why...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-41276648234975684612011-07-19T15:12:17.808+01:002011-07-19T15:12:17.808+01:00absolutely stunning! My pa and I are going to emba...absolutely stunning! My pa and I are going to embark on a guerilla gardening missing on the weedy verge along our road. We have already collected jars full of poppy seeds and have our eyes on hollyhocks down the road, they are in every colour from black to pink to yellow to almost white. what gorgeous things they are!Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957438015519723349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-56877559126834912582011-07-19T15:11:00.365+01:002011-07-19T15:11:00.365+01:00I love them too, and they self seed throughout my ...I love them too, and they self seed throughout my garden too (no I'm not a tidy gardener either!). You have an amazing aray of colours there.Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104140914581346288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1220897337333701839.post-17327145616594431022011-07-19T15:07:52.855+01:002011-07-19T15:07:52.855+01:00I love them too but this year I have none, thanks ...I love them too but this year I have none, thanks to a new neighbour. I was so angry and upset! He won't do that again so I am looking around for plants that I can get seeds from, especially the pale yellow and cream ones. They absolutely 'make' a garden don't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com