QUESTION: Do pansies come back every year? I was thinking about planting some and I'm hoping that they'll stick around. - Lisa S ANSWER: Pansies are not true perennials — they won’t reliably come back year after year the way a coneflower or black-eyed Susan would. In most of … [Read more...]
How to Grow Hollyhock (Alcea) Flowers
By Julie Christensen Hollyhocks. Even the name conjures images of red barns and white picket fences. These humble flowers were a common fixture in cottage gardens and rural farms of yesterday, where they were often planted to hide eyesores, such as an outhouse, rubble pile or … [Read more...]