tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post6706288591249495422..comments2024-02-07T07:31:06.512-05:00Comments on Greenbow: Hollyhock WalkLisa at Greenbowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-57193540548962152512008-06-14T15:59:00.000-04:002008-06-14T15:59:00.000-04:00I am so glad you all liked these lovely well dress...I am so glad you all liked these lovely well dressed ladies. They look really good now but they do tend to start falling over and looking a bit worse for wear in a couple of weeks. We don't seem to have japanese beetles but something else eats the leaves. I have never noticed rust. Maybe they are cut down before they develop rust.<BR/><BR/>And Barbara, the flood waters have not receeded yet. They are going down ever so slowly.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-38027684328086486822008-06-14T14:24:00.000-04:002008-06-14T14:24:00.000-04:00I love the Hollyhocks. I've never had any success...I love the Hollyhocks. I've never had any success in growing them. Maybe I'll give it another try. The photos of the bees are beautiful.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14888506108636383987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-91934579181754641382008-06-14T02:11:00.000-04:002008-06-14T02:11:00.000-04:00Beautiful hollyhocks and bee bums. We'd love to g...Beautiful hollyhocks and bee bums. We'd love to grow hollyhocks but cannot. They are one of those plants for which the deer seem to have a special affinity.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374936227735741953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-38652516798571594562008-06-13T17:09:00.000-04:002008-06-13T17:09:00.000-04:00I also love hollyhocks (because of their wonderful...I also love hollyhocks (because of their wonderful colours and their silky texture) but I wasn't lucky to grow them in my garden (rust!). Maybe I'll give them another try some day! I hope the flooding is over now, isn't it?Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062381754017907653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-48124932537863720542008-06-13T15:47:00.000-04:002008-06-13T15:47:00.000-04:00I love the Hollyhocks but have never grown them.Th...I love the Hollyhocks but have never grown them.<BR/><BR/>The bee pictures are so cool - you can see the pollen on them!Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-78931711123344118072008-06-13T12:10:00.000-04:002008-06-13T12:10:00.000-04:00Hi Lisa,Your hollyhocks seem to bloom earlier than...Hi Lisa,<BR/>Your hollyhocks seem to bloom earlier than mine, and I am up in the Chicago suburbs. Do you ever get the japanese beetles on them? I have such trouble with them, especially on the hollyhocks and roses. Anyhow, your's look so gorgeous and healthy - they must be in just the right spot to make them happy!<BR/><BR/>laura t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-89617300015136097692008-06-13T12:02:00.000-04:002008-06-13T12:02:00.000-04:00You just brought back a lot of childhood memories ...You just brought back a lot of childhood memories with these beautiful hollyhocks. Thank you.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029722057577018059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-78281977107035240312008-06-13T09:31:00.000-04:002008-06-13T09:31:00.000-04:00The hollyhocks look lovely. They defintely thrive ...The hollyhocks look lovely. They defintely thrive on neglect and poor soil. My parents have a huge patch of them growing at the lake. They reach about 8 feet - but not until mid-July or thereabouts. My efforts to grow them in my garden have been futile. My garden is too shady I figure and they definitely seem to like the sun. <BR/><BR/>I hope the flooding is easing up in Indiana. We are having a problem here, albeit on a much smaller scale. I've been wet vacuuming the basement carpet and the rain is supposed to last for another 2 days. At least the garden seems happy.kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-58228699747607450582008-06-13T00:07:00.000-04:002008-06-13T00:07:00.000-04:00Your wonderful Hollyhock Walk is so beautiful, Lis...Your wonderful Hollyhock Walk is so beautiful, Lisa! It's so rare to see hollyhocks looking good - rust gets them, or they blow down. <BR/>They must be so happy to have found the perfect place to grow! <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-52980629173707914302008-06-12T22:41:00.000-04:002008-06-12T22:41:00.000-04:00I just wasn't prepared for that hollyhock walkway!...I just wasn't prepared for that hollyhock walkway! Fairy land! I can see why concentrating on anything other than birds, bees and flowers would be difficult. I planted two Russian hollyhocks this year. Time will tell what they will do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-65130088528850531872008-06-12T18:46:00.000-04:002008-06-12T18:46:00.000-04:00These closeups were beautiful. Watching the bee i...These closeups were beautiful. Watching the bee inside was wonderful. You could just smell the flowers... KCK.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02615497013419241907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-90472403556568019962008-06-12T17:40:00.000-04:002008-06-12T17:40:00.000-04:00Dear Lisa,Thank you!!! I adore seeing bees.Wonderf...Dear Lisa,<BR/>Thank you!!! I adore seeing bees.<BR/>Wonderful bee walk. Nice to know the bees are well feed in your neck of the woods. My motto is, "If it is good for the bees it is good for me!" Hollyhocks are good!<BR/>DB did an amazing job on photos. It would be difficult to go inside for work. I too would want to be outside with all the pretty hollyhocks and bees.<BR/>Cheryl introduced me to the bee box. If I was president I would give each family a bee box. Boy Scouts could make them. Bee box management could be a life science taught in high school...I do day dream and dance about with the bees.<BR/>Wonderful post. Glad you are high and dry. <BR/>Storms coming in again for me.<BR/>Sherry, who buzzes about like a beeQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473455565144414399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-31189517845248683502008-06-12T09:18:00.000-04:002008-06-12T09:18:00.000-04:00Lisa, really nice photos of the girls in their pre...Lisa, really nice photos of the girls in their pretty frocks. I like hollyhocks, but they don't always work here. I plant seeds and they may grow or not.~~DeeThe Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640870056010190961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-36748724453775499802008-06-11T23:50:00.000-04:002008-06-11T23:50:00.000-04:00Oh, I love hollyhocks, and watching bees get drunk...Oh, I love hollyhocks, and watching bees get drunk on the pollen. Yours are so beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-42879653952532310912008-06-11T23:03:00.000-04:002008-06-11T23:03:00.000-04:00I just love your bee shots in the flower! BravoI just love your bee shots in the flower! BravoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-35666510158500114642008-06-11T19:02:00.000-04:002008-06-11T19:02:00.000-04:00Lovely hollyhocks. They remind me of a cottage gar...Lovely hollyhocks. They remind me of a cottage garden. The bees look like they were in heaven!beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-14681593883774647322008-06-11T18:08:00.000-04:002008-06-11T18:08:00.000-04:00Lovely Hollyhock flowers! I don't grow them becau...Lovely Hollyhock flowers! I don't grow them because of the bug-eaten leaves & the rust problems. Bumblebees are my favorite bees - great shot of it covered in white pollen.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-71968065558509439182008-06-11T16:18:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:18:00.000-04:00Oh, the color! Love seeing the bees just roll and...Oh, the color! Love seeing the bees just roll and bathe in the pollen. :c)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-73061278841800265212008-06-11T12:35:00.000-04:002008-06-11T12:35:00.000-04:00What a wonderful post...I am trying to grow Holly...What a wonderful post...I am trying to grow Hollyhocks as a memorial for my mom (she recently passed away). She didn't garden but she loved Hollyhocks. <BR/>They make me smile...<BR/><BR/>thank you,<BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-79552469043919886532008-06-11T10:00:00.000-04:002008-06-11T10:00:00.000-04:00I love your hollyhock pictures! I have my very fir...I love your hollyhock pictures! I have my very first Indiana hollyhock about to bloom. Only one survived from all of the seeds sown last year. I can't wait to see the blooms. I had a much easier time getting them to grow in my Alabama garden.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-5347025689911124512008-06-11T09:25:00.000-04:002008-06-11T09:25:00.000-04:00Great photos of the bees, Lisa! DB's photos rival...Great photos of the bees, Lisa! DB's photos rival those of Cheryl and Sheryy. Those stands of hollyhocks are beautiful. I think all my transplants from my mother took, but they are a long way from blooming yet.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-64430020510932726422008-06-11T09:24:00.000-04:002008-06-11T09:24:00.000-04:00Hi Lisa....thank you for a wonderful post, on two ...Hi Lisa....thank you for a wonderful post, on two counts. Of course for me the bees are the main topic and the bumble is beautiful. Secondly, I to, have never had much success with hollyhocks, they always get covered in rust.....I gave up two years ago because they looked so unwell. I love them, and miss them in the garden. A joy to behold, tku Lisa.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-57618061499745268412008-06-11T09:02:00.000-04:002008-06-11T09:02:00.000-04:00I love my Hollyhocks, but they always get rust and...I love my Hollyhocks, but they always get rust and defoliate and look ratty toward the end of the summer. It si fun to see where they self-sow themselves, though!Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463831506588682774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1376606540097525538.post-55698383652725236832008-06-11T08:53:00.000-04:002008-06-11T08:53:00.000-04:00I have to admit that I've not been that nuts about...I have to admit that I've not been that nuts about Hollyhocks in the past, but I think you've made me change my mind. :)Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.com