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Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21497) • London, England 19 Aug

Before I came down with a miserable summer cold, I took a trip to the Tower of London to see the poppy display to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII. For the centenary of WWI, nearly 900,000 of these ceramic...

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Not There Yesterday!

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21497) • London, England 30 Jun 24

While flowers aren’t popping up all over, it was nice to see some poppies making an appearance. There are four blossoming at the moment. No sign of the brilliant yellow of the California Poppies, but with the red ones showing up...

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Green Fingers... Maybe

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21497) • London, England 8 May 24

Normally I am the kiss of death to plants. For several years I have planted seeds and nothing has appeared. My attempt to nurture shrubs and lavender all ended in failure. This year could be different. My cycle planter is...

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Painting and watching Andre Rieu on the telly.

Sharon Elton @sharonelton (30756) • Lichfield, England 15 May 21

Today I did some painting while watching Andre Rieu on the telly, like I said I was going to. The Andre Rieu things were full length concerts, not just the Welcome to my World documentaries. They were:- Andre Rieu: 70 Years Young,...

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Pulling weeds...

Stacey @xstitcher (39044) • Petaluma, California 26 Mar 20

I got two five gallon buckets worth of cutting and weed pulling in today--one from the back yard and one from the front yard. There are several California poppies and these tall things with purple flowers at the top in the...

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Sage and Poppies

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 12 Jul 19

This complementary pairing wasn't by design. I had poppies in my garden last year but didn't dead head them all. That way I knew I had a good chance of getting some this year from the seed heads that I'd left. I must admit I...

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Those were the days

rebelann1949 @rebelann (117248) • El Paso, Texas 28 Jun 19

The days when poppies still bloomed every few years on the east slopes of Mount Franklin. I thought I'd have many more opportunities to take these kinds of shots but they don't bloom anymore, either the...

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Remembrance Day and an old motor-bike

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382268) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Nov 18

Yesterday was Remembrance Day and it is an important day in the Australian calendar. We attended the service in our small town and bought our red poppies. The service was well attended and the local young lad did a great job on...

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Happy Saturday-Poppies are blooming all over the place

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111937) • United States 15 Jul 17

Good afternoon.How is your day going. Been out in the garden and noticed that the poppy flowers are blooming all over the place.We get them every year.As they bring joy to the garden. Humming birds loves them. Tomorrow hopefully...

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Wildseed Farms

Misty @MTxJoy (21) 2 May 17

Wildseed Farms has poppies in full bloom! Has anyone else been there? I took so many pictures and the colors are so bright they don't even seem real.

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It's a special Friday for some

rebelann1949 @rebelann (117248) • El Paso, Texas 14 Apr 17

Not everyone is christian but for those who are happy Good Friday. These poppies always strike me as appropriate for both spring and Easter. Usually they bloom in the beginning of March for a short time but it's as if they bring...

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Easy Street

Miss Nikki @MissNikki (5234) • Maple Ridge, British Columbia 11 Nov 16

If any of you watched last week's episode of Walking Dead you know the song I am referring to in the title of this post. Darryl's torture song! LoL Today is Remembrance Day in Canada when we remember our brave soldiers who...

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Did Your Husband Ever Weed For You??

Hate2Iron @Hate2Iron (15724) • Canada 7 May 16

I was just thinking about earlier this morning! I had seen some frilly pink poppies in one of the lanes that I used to get up town. They seemed to be growing wild in the front yard of an elderly gentleman. I couldn' t just grab a...

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California Poppies are so easy to grow

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 4 May 16

Easy to grow and very colorful. Anne planted these in our back garden from seed and, though they took a while they finally bloomed very nicely. They reseed themselves, so we can expect many more next spring. This is the...

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The California poppies are out now!

The Horse @TheHorse (238326) • Walnut Creek, California 19 Mar 16

In previous posts, I mentioned how the Indian Warrior wildflowers have been out for awhile, and the Indian Paintbrush wildflowers arrived early this year. We've also seen "shooting stars" and several other wildflowers whose names...

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Words fail me - how could these Muslims be SO disrespefctful!!

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 12 Nov 10

Yesterday in Britain was Remembrance Day. In Britain November is the time of the year when we wear a red poppy in memory of those who sacrificed their lives for us during wars. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the...

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It certainly makes you think!!

oldchem1 @oldchem1 (8132) 11 Nov 10

Today in the UK and other Commonwealth countries is Remembrance Day. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the signing of the Armistice, on 11th November 1918, to signal the end of World War One. It is...

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has anyone here grown opium poppys before? :]

applesmasher @applesmasher (188) • United States 23 Mar 10

i currently have four plants about 5 weeks in their doing great i was just wondering if anyone had any tips for the first time poppy cultivator :] witch type of harvesting do you belive gives a higher yeild? anything i want to...

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What are you planting this spring?

chargoans @chargoans (939) • United States 22 Mar 07

I am planning to plant some red poppies, baby's breath and two packages of those mixed variety packs this year in my front yard. I want to make a kidney-shaped garden of flowers in front of my home. I have never tried it before. I...

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what did you do for veterans day?

navinshan @navinshan (3933) • Canada 12 Nov 06

nov 11 - veterans day - only knew yesterday that poppy flowers grew all by itself on the graves of fallen soldiers during the world wars.very touching.......

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