Q: I planted hollyhocks six or seven years ago. They were multiple colors, but now there is only one and it is not very vibrant. Is there any way to get more colors out of the plants? A: This happens ...

There are lots of beautiful new flowers and plants that are promoted each year to the gardener by various vendors and gardening magazines. We all get taken in by these potential new contributions to ...

Hollyhocks are cheerful custodians of summer gardens. With their showy blooms borne on erect stalks of blooms they are old favorites and seem to be making a revival. Lubbock A-J reader N.M. of Lubbock ...

Q: My grandma used to grow beautiful hollyhocks. So, I would like to try them this year. Do you have any suggestions? A: Yes, I do! I love the old-fashioned flowers. They are beautiful, enduring, and ...

Perennial flowers have come a long way since early pioneers beautified their homesteads with peonies, hollyhocks and old-style daylilies and iris. Planting rhubarb was probably the first priority, but ...

A: Let’s start with the worse of the two situations. Appears to me that the hostas are showing early signs of Hosta Virus X, which, much like Rose Rosette Virus, is not curable. Leaves will start to ...