A close relative of hollyhock, mallow is an easy-to-grow, short-lived perennial that's a cinch to start from seed. Tall stems of small blossoms are held high above softly lobed, kidney-shaped foliage ...

If you'd like to grow medicinal herbs in your yard, consider this attractive perennial. Its use as a culinary and medicinal ...

Some plants are simply summery and the mallow is one of them. Its flowers are mostly either white or pink, and the plants are not called after the sweets of the same name that go into mugs of hot ...

If you like spinach, you’ll enjoy mallow too. And you won’t have to worry so much about slugs I find the pursuit of spinach dull and I dislike slugs. These two factors inform a great deal of my ...

Some flowers do everything they can to attract admirers, especially if those admirers are willing to spread their pollen. Rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) is a perfect example of this phenomenon, ...

With harvest season winding down, it's time for dessert. How about some candy, real candy, from the garden? Marshmallows, anyone? Of course you can't just pluck a squishy marshmallow from a ...