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 ...

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, ...

The National Garden Bureau has proclaimed The Year of the Poppy. The flower is a good choice because not only is the poppy easy to grow, its vibrant color brightens the garden. Many of you already ...

In search of orange-flowered perennials for my orange and blue Illini garden, Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) were a natural choice. The plants I used in my Illini garden were divided off a large ...

A FEW years back the arrival of some red poppies against one of republican Belfast’s most familiar backdrops was deemed a front page story in a local newspaper.