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Hi there, I have been trying to grow many things for a while with absolutely no success and was hoping for somebody to help.I have been trying to grow basil, poppys, thyme, parsley, you name it, BUTmy little seedligns emerge, grow a tiny bit

I have Morning glory, sunflowers, Dahlia's, columbine and poppies sitting on a windowsill. They are still very young, they only germinated about 3 days ago. The leaves on the MG are starting to turn a creamy colour and getting leggy

as I look at it. The red flowers belong to something in the poppy family with greyish leaves which is growing behind it. That could be aloe 'pheasants breast' - I inherited one when my son went to live in America and passed all his succulents and cacti

litre of water a day.More Christmas inspirationCreate a Christmas table decorationMake poppy and beech Christmas tree decorationsMaking home-made Christmas decorations from poppy and teasel seed headsMaking home-made Christmas decorations from berries

and children hate the smell of strongly scented hyacinths and paper-white narcissi, which he's not allowed to grow in the house.I don't like the scent of poppy stems and I hate poppy sap. I'm sure it evokes a childhood memory - probably of picking them

they are out. Orange Welsh poppies will flower through the late spring and summer. You could also go for some annuals as California poppies, pot marigolds (saw some beautiful marigolds at Harlow Carr yesterday). I too love orange flowers, mixed with blue

!! Want to grow my plants....... I have read the real john cobb page! May have to read it again and pray! Thanks again These grow well in some scottish gardens I've visited. Damp and acid  Cant grow meconopsis baileyii..the blue Tibetan poppy. Did one

that no more seed is produced. I am nearly there in getting rid of it, maybe this year, maybe next. The other  is the Greater Celandine, Chelidonium majus, a member of the poppy family. It is grown as a herbal / homeopathic plant in wild gardens, and spreads

the exact same plants - Ladybird Poppies seem to be in vogue - but I couldn't source a particular poppy I was after... no variety in plants .. all selling the same - too much duplication.  That said the show gardens were amazing .. and loved the Bham City

the container and store it in a cool, dry place such as the fridge.AdamYou can also save seed of cerinthe, nigella and poppy, for sowing in spring.More on saving seedHow to collect and save seed.Sowing foxgloves from saved seed.Advice on saving tomato seed.