Dear Carol: I have been trying for many years to grow poppies. This year they did well. What do I do with them now that they have stopped blooming? -- T.H., New Hartford. Dear T.H.: Perennial or ...

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 ...

With their papery petals and clear, bright colors, oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are among the most recognizable plants in the poppy species. Unlike corn poppies and California poppies, these ...

There's nothing more beautiful than a bed of blooming Oriental poppies in early summer. The brilliant blooms, which come in shades of pink, purple, burgundy, white and, of course, the traditional red, ...

Every year, Martha and I grow dozens of poppy varieties. These must-have flowers are easy to grow and last for many years in the garden, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. We grow them ...

Oriental Poppy Papaver Orientale 'Patty's Plum' with its blousy ruffled blooms of plum-coloured crepe make this Oriental Poppy a show-stopping garden beauty. The classic, hardy perennial garden plant ...

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 ...

Every November we wear poppy buttonholes as solemn badges of remembrance. But real poppies are summer flowers, bringing joy rather than sadness. The first wild poppies open in late May, painting ...