Sowing seeds and planting a new garden are most often thought of as springtime activities. However, fall is a great time to start gardening, and surprisingly, some seeds are actually best planted in ...

With their papery petals and clear, bright colors, oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are among the most recognizable plants in the poppy species. Unlike corn poppies and California poppies, these ...

Cooler weather comes with October and the autumn season in northeastern Oklahoma. It is one of the most colorful seasons with intense colors of foliage, berries and the last flowering of annuals.

Every year, Martha and I grow dozens of poppy varieties. These must-have flowers are easy to grow and last for many years in the garden, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. We grow them ...

For the past 6,000 years, humans have cultivated poppy flowers, including Papaver somniferum, which is one of several species of poppies. They have been at the center of tales both good and bad and ...

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 ...

March brings a welcome list of jobs to tackle — including planting perennials such as delphiniums and poppies for months of ...