Oh I love butterfly bushes too! Your garden is going to be just beautiful!!! Hugs! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Vondran" <lynnvondran@att.net> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Hollyhocks > Hi Sally! > I have a picture of my mom, when she was a young girl, standing in their > backyard, and I believe the tall flowers she is standing in front of are > either Hollyhocks or Tall Flox. I've tried growing Tall Flox and it > didn't do well, but they may do well out front_not that there is much room > out there anymore, but I will make room :o) > So, my idea for adding to the gardens for next year are: > a Butterfly Bush_from my neighbor > some Tall Flox > and definitely Hollyhocks!!!! > Thanks for all the feedback everyone on Hollyhocks!!! Glad it brought > back some memories, too!!! :o) > Lynn > Sally wrote: > HI Lynn: My grandfather loved his holllyhock! He always told me to > "Hang > on to your Hollyhocks!" He had beautiful ones that grew very tall. He > lived just outside of Wilkes Barre, Pa in a town called Trucksville. I > think your area would be wonderful. I think I want to get some. Ah > Memories!!!! Hugs Sally > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lynn Vondran" <lynnvondran@att.net> > To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 4:46 PM > Subject: [PD-LIFE] Hollyhocks > > > > Hi Gang, > > I know that our ancestors were REALly into heirloom gardening, saving > > seeds from one year to the next for all sorts of gardening_vegetable > and > > flower. > > Do any of you grow Hollyhocks? I found an order sheet for some > beauties > > from Michigan Bulb and wondered if anyone has tried to grow these, and > if > > it would be worth my while to order them for this area. They are > > perrennial, at least it seems they are, but then again, the site where > I > > was talks of collecting the seeds from year to year? It confused me. > Or > > is this a way of them coming back year after year, meaning it isn't a > > root? > > Thanks! > > Lynn > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >