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As you might guess by the name, Iceland poppies ( Papaver nudicaule) grow best in cooler temperatures, below 70°F. They are ...
Poppies are among the easiest plants to grow from seed. You scatter their seeds over the surface of the earth and let them sprout. This assumes, of course, that there will be a modicum of rain after ...
Watch how a California poppy flower plant was growing from a seed to blossoms. A poppy seed was randomly chosen from a sunset ...
One of the perpetual horticultural quests is for repeat bloomers. We extol hybrid tea, shrub, and floribunda roses for their ...
Above are the first few lines from the well-known poem, “In Flanders Field.” A Canadian soldier, John McCrae, serving during World War I wrote the poem. At the time, he was stationed in the Belgian ...
If you dream of a garden that feels beautifully effortless, one that surprises you with blooms each year without you lifting a finger, you need to start planting more self-seeding flowers. And August ...
It’s officially spring! For Southern California, “winter showers bring spring flowers” usually means millions of California poppies turn the hills and deserts orange. Mid-March is peak season for the ...