Category: Plants Grown from Seed

  • Hollyhock House Hollyhock

    A few years ago I attended a conference in Los Angeles hosted by the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy. While there, we visited all of the cement block homes in the LA area, including the Hollyhock House. Although not my favorite structure due to the confusion of the architecture—too many hands in any project can…

  • Columbine: Chocolate Soldier

    This is the Chocolate Soldier Columbine. I don’t think I have to say anything more than it is a Top 10 favorite of mine. The blooms aren’t really all that showy, but they are simply so unusual one just cannot get enough of them. Easy to grow from seed, they can bloom the first year…