A popular and easy to grow flower here is Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicale). Unlike many poppy species, Icelands are native to very cold areas, and don’t take heat and hot sun well. In the Vail area, ...

Iceland poppies (Papaver nudicaule) are the perfect plants to add much needed color and cheer in your spring garden. These plants that thrive in arctic regions produce attractive feathery foliage and ...

Q. Last year I planted Iceland poppies and they grew and flowered well. The problem came when I cut them and put them in a vase. They wilted right away. I’d like to plant them again this year but I’m ...

I wonder about plants all the time. I am sure you do, too. We drive by a perfect hedge of Simplicity roses on our way to work and wonder how the homeowner pulls it off. Or park the car under a ...

Springtime means fresh blooms, and if you want a unique, ethereal blossom to brighten up your environment, try Joanna Gaines' ...

Poppies always look stunning in gardens, but can be tricky to plant because they don't like root disturbance. And they can be challenging to start from seeds indoors as you would do with many other ...

Ashe magnolia, a beautiful native tree, is a subspecies of the much larger Magnolia macrophylla. And unlike more commonly planted Magnolias such as sweet bay and Southern magnolia, Ashe magnolia is ...

The National Garden Bureau celebrates 2003 as the Year of the Poppy. The plant is special because it comes in an annual and perennial form, can be grown from seed, does as well in containers as in the ...

For years I thought poppies were one of the glories of spring and summer — stunning sprawls of California poppies in vivid orange, yellows, reds and even cream and white, flagrantly elegant oriental ...

With seeds as fine as dust and flower petals as delicate as fairy shawls, it might seem that poppies are too fragile to have their seeds sown directly on melting snow or frozen ground. But early ...