Your Chevy Suburban now that surely solves as to which side of the road to choose from,..both sides

Parts of Yorkshire would have very narrow roads,..just like us here,..you meet a car coming towards you and hope you don't have to reverse too far back

Do you need me to find you a Suburban ??? That way YOU will not have to be the one backing
up

It would be impressive and intimidating as people tend to reverse when something bigger is coming towards them

Stunning videos Phillip! I'll be driving the Causeway coastal road on my way to Derry to meet relatives. 2018 marks 300 years since my family went to America - can't wait to see everything.

Thank you Catherine,..That Causeway Coastal road has some nice scenery,..you should try visiting the Antrim Museum,..located close to the road you will be on,.. it has lots of stuff found from the Spanish Armada Ship that sank thereabouts,..Bushmills Whiskey Brewery is also close,..providing you are not driving that is,..beautiful Whiskey

300 years since your family went to America,..that's a long long time,..you should get the feel of your roots as soon as you start a walkabout

I always try keeping a few Hollyhocks as they really are always seen in Cottage Gardens,..most of mine return every year though seeds need to be sown to replace those that didn't survive the Winter,..Rust does appear around the second month though it only spoils the leaf and not the bloom,..they bloom from July to October here.

Video===Hollyhocks In My Garden.

Those are beautiful Phillip. I've always avoided hollyhocks because of the rust issues. It may be worth giving them a 2nd look. I'll have to look for some that don't grow too tall. Thanks for the eye candy.

Thanks Deebie ah yes that Hollyhock Rust can be unsightly and it puts many people off growing Hollyhocks,..i keep trying to get rid of Rust nothing seems to keep it at bay,..it turns up like a bad penny every year,..the consolation is the blooms,..those i like.

Love your Hollyhocks Hopefully next year

Thanks Shannon yessss go for them,..they are worth it for the blooms,..just remember to sow the seeds just before the last frost as they love a chill period before the next season starts

It's funny how our memories effect our perception of things. My wife loves almost any flowers but she thinks hollyhocks are to cover trash cans. Where she grew up many people planted tall flowers to hide their bins.So hollyhocks and larkspur aren't planted here.

Too bad. she missed making Hollyhock dolls which we did as children.

I quite often see pics of beautiful flowers and think what is that lovely bloom. But I just can't get those memories of the old Hollyhocks growing in front of the trash cans. I can enjoy pics of individual blooms but as a whole plant I just don't want to see them.

I never thought of Hollyhocks used as a Bin Hider,..however i can see they would be a good cover those leaves are pretty big.

Lucy,..something else i didn't know,..Hollyhock Dolls yes i can see the Pom Pom type bloom as a substitute for a head,..interesting and imaginative

The flower is the skirt (upside down) & either buds or flowers are the head.

Lucy that gives me a full picture of the Doll reminds me of a Crinoline Petticoat,..very good

Make a hole in the bud (for head) or a small flower for headdress. Stick stem in the hole= doll.

Lucy,..you have me thinking,..i might try that,..providing nobody spots me

Depending if a bud was a small flower, we could make processions with them, Dolls with bud heads, followed by dolls with headdresses slightly open, followed by a full blown one. I am told they are on u-tube, but using toothpicks to hold them together. We didn't bother.

Not sure if this is what the rest of you consider a cottage garden but this is my rendition of a cottage garden here in the mountains of New Mexico ,😁