Q: I have grown hollyhocks along a backyard fence this summer and they are blooming beautifully. I'd like to save the seeds for sowing new plants – what's the best way to do this? A: Collecting ...

One story goes that those returning from the Crusades in the 11th and 12th centuries brought back the hollyhock seeds to Europe. They also changed the flower’s name from ‘hoc’ (hoc means ...