P is for Poppies. The seedlings pop through the ground in April. They are little hairy leaves that grow quite quickly. Those green fuzzy heads start popping up in early May. They are quite fascinating to watch as they slowly … Continued
The poppies start to poke themselves through the ground about mid April. Poppies belong to the Papaveraceae family and there are at least 100 varieties either annual, biennial or perennial. While I wait for the blooms to appear I’ve been doing … Continued
There is so much blooming in the garden right now. I call the poppies and peonies the floppy beauties. We seem to wait forever for them to open and then after a few days they are flopping and dropping. … Continued