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have a poppy in the middle of the pot or is that a weed too?   That looks like a poppy - the rest look like a mixture of Scarlet Pimpernel and Chickweed - common wild flowers/weeds on newly cultivated land http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag

welsh poppy - meconpsis cambrica. Once you have it, they will pop up everywhere. Wow you guys are fast.   Thanks so much for your replies. I've just got an allotment so my interest in all things of nature has increased a lot. I've kept the seeds and I

Hi My name is Poppy and I have a new allotment.  I am getting so so confused at the moment. When seed packets say "Sow" does that mean I can sow directly into the ground.  Because they then say transplant, but I have already sown. Should I start my

Hi to you all and a good 2013 to you, ok I am moving house soon and have a huge garden which will need a gardener, but it has just me and my husband, so we thought maybe make a grass pathway which we can mow and have wild flowers, like poppies

Take root cuttings from Japanese anemones and oriental poppiesPot up prepared hyacinths into bowls for indoor displaysPot up rooted cuttings taken in summer and early autumnPlant paper-white narcissi in potsRemove shading paint and netting to let

sheltered spot if conditions turn very coldTake root cuttings of oriental poppies and other perennialsLook for early-flowering snowdrops to pot up and bring into the housePrepare soil well before planting new rosesCover branches of holly berries with netting

plants are used in my life but was wondering if there was anyone else that did the same? um dock leaves for nettle stings, um i read somewhere parsley is a powerful aphrodisiac. I'ce seen big fields of opium poppies grown in lincolnshire by the showground

mix, cosmos, poppy, parsley, rocket, spinach, chives, coriander, spring onion. All are tiny, just starting to sprout true leaves. Cosmos and possibly rocket might appreciate some fleece or a sheet of newspaper. The restshould be OK. Seeds that have

tree.More Christmas decoration ideasMaking home-made Christmas decorations from poppy and teasel seed headsMaking Christmas candlesMake a Christmas wreath video projectChristmas pansy container projectMaking a Christmas wreath

, and the soil is poor & sandy. My question is what do you think would look better - all one type of lavender, or three different coloured ones for a patchwork effect.  I have 100s of orange poppies (escholzia) in there which will make a good contrast I hope. I