tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post3990218538565982386..comments2024-03-17T03:13:30.842-04:00Comments on Roche Fleurie Garden: Annual poppies - 2015rochefleuriegardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-38725220253193286822015-09-12T08:41:23.764-04:002015-09-12T08:41:23.764-04:00Hello Alain, we really struggle to grow poppies he...Hello Alain, we really struggle to grow poppies here, I think the garden is just too wet and the new borders have soil that is far too fertile. At the bottom of the garden, underneath the trees where the soil really is dreadful might be a better place for them, bit it will be some time before I reach that part of the garden.Sunil Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998062749546109287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-90831285144996107232015-08-25T21:39:59.044-04:002015-08-25T21:39:59.044-04:00Beautiful photos of some beautiful poppies. I lov...Beautiful photos of some beautiful poppies. I love the breadseed poppies the best, probably because I've never had much luck growing them. I've tried many different ways and all end with failure so I'm resigning myself to just enjoy them in the gardens of others!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-22306296869379999832015-08-24T12:22:56.519-04:002015-08-24T12:22:56.519-04:00Alain I am totally in love with your Shirley poppi...Alain I am totally in love with your Shirley poppies !<br />I have never heard of them .. I adore the beautiful soft pastel colours they have .. if ever you have any extra seeds you don't know what to do with ? LOL <br />Gorgeous poppy post !<br />Joy : )CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-5958217869897877842015-08-23T08:53:02.341-04:002015-08-23T08:53:02.341-04:00We have the same poppies self seeding everywhere.We have the same poppies self seeding everywhere.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-77245138374331275792015-08-22T09:46:09.225-04:002015-08-22T09:46:09.225-04:00These culinary poppies (last collage) are indeed n...These culinary poppies (last collage) are indeed nice. The dried pods will also be very useful for dry arrangements as they are quite big (over a metre high and the size of Damson plumbs).rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-35869354131531631872015-08-22T09:42:35.515-04:002015-08-22T09:42:35.515-04:00Thank you Stu.Thank you Stu.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-91441451693506100232015-08-22T09:42:06.417-04:002015-08-22T09:42:06.417-04:00With the years, you realize what grows well and wh...With the years, you realize what grows well and what won't grow in your garden. It is always difficult to concentrate on what we can grow easily as these plants appear to us as almost weeds. An interesting aspect of reading gardening blogs is that it helps you appreciate what you can grow - whether it be rare or common (in my case cypripedium or poppies and dianthus).rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-19714344387475569012015-08-22T09:30:18.424-04:002015-08-22T09:30:18.424-04:00They are a definite pest, coming up all over the p...They are a definite pest, coming up all over the place. But, as I say above, they are so easy to pull out and it is a continual surprise. Even if most are the result of self seeding, you need to buy new seeds every year to insure genetic diversity otherwise the somniiferum all becomes simple and lavender and the rhoas red.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-5457889060602263342015-08-22T09:22:52.716-04:002015-08-22T09:22:52.716-04:00It is never the same from year to year. Just after...It is never the same from year to year. Just after I had pubished this post what is probably the nicest poppy this year opened. It is a very large scarlet semi-double with a yellow centre.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-31044823950760551062015-08-22T09:20:04.992-04:002015-08-22T09:20:04.992-04:00They are not for the neat gardener as they are dif...They are not for the neat gardener as they are difficult to control. They come up in all sort of places. However they are extremely easy to pull out.rochefleuriegardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06783773632775842680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-63532768395157749572015-08-22T09:15:14.397-04:002015-08-22T09:15:14.397-04:00Quite a nice variety, and great colours!Quite a nice variety, and great colours!The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-76169073433808306512015-08-22T06:42:22.402-04:002015-08-22T06:42:22.402-04:00Very envious Alain, I just haven't the conditi...Very envious Alain, I just haven't the conditions to grow these. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-69354319476398131592015-08-21T22:57:50.270-04:002015-08-21T22:57:50.270-04:00Lovely pictures Alain. I find once they have self ...Lovely pictures Alain. I find once they have self seeded you have them for ever more. Perhaps this does not apply to some of your wide range of varieties.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-36756389953960387582015-08-21T11:19:42.162-04:002015-08-21T11:19:42.162-04:00Hi, Alain! Nice photos, especially the last collag...Hi, Alain! Nice photos, especially the last collage. I love your collection of poppies, the white ones are pretty!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-14872664822077624192015-08-21T10:37:17.388-04:002015-08-21T10:37:17.388-04:00I'm fond of poppies and cannot miss them in th...I'm fond of poppies and cannot miss them in the garden. You have some wonderful ones, it's always a surprise when you sow them from own collected seeds.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3890786265475429448.post-80956403796879139412015-08-20T19:59:35.396-04:002015-08-20T19:59:35.396-04:00Fabulous! I've never had much interest in Popp...Fabulous! I've never had much interest in Poppies (not sure why--lack of sun?). I like them, I just haven't grown them myself. But you've convinced me they are worthy annual plants that I need to try sometime. What a wonderful variety of beautiful cultivars in your collection!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.com