Right now I am truly enjoying the show of poppies in my vegetable garden.
They are everywhere.
Self sown from last years seeds.
They seem so thankful to be growing and bring me joy every time I wander past to turn on sprinklers or rush by on a mission to bring a basket of food to the kitchen.
I can never bear to pull out any baby plants that have had the strength to sprout amongst the weeds - it seems unkind to end their short life when they've had to struggle so hard to gain a hold in paths and rocky ground - so I leave them.
Later, when the plants are fully grown and squeezing too tightly between lettuce, onions or parsley, I discover tightly furled buds and once again I leave them.
My reluctance to cull is rewarded now, with beautiful blooms and a sense of magic in my garden.
I rarely pick any to bring indoors, preferring to enjoy their jewel like beauty in situ.
And I am grateful.
Beautiful images.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos, Evi. Are poppies hard to grow? - I always seem to have vegetables and not many flowers.
ReplyDeleteNo Kim, they seem to pop up everywhere!! Mine are all self seeded this year and last year too. I do tend to have parts of my veg garden that don't get much care over winter and in spring just grows all manner of stuff! I'm careful to leave the pretty bits in, when I weed in spring! Perhaps you need to just scatter seed randomly and water??!! The gorgeous flower heads are worth the mess!
ReplyDeleteThese poppies look absolutely great! adorable photos!
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