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Another Season in the Sun

Posted on July 20, 2014 by gtsds

This year’s poppies look much like last year’s, so I took only a couple hundred pictures. We had a lot of red doubles (peony-flowered). These, below, are growing with self-sown coriander, a change from the dill that usually accompanies our … Continue reading →

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End-of-Season Blow-Out

Posted on September 6, 2013 by gtsds

Yes, more poppies. (Previously: Pop Goes the World) First, some later-flowering breadseed poppies. They are late for various reasons. Some are the last flowers on the bigger plants in the July crop. The dark purples had to fight with rhubarb … Continue reading →

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Pop Goes the World

Posted on August 8, 2013 by gtsds

The poppies (Papaver somniferum, annual, strictly ornamental) have been spectacular this summer. I’ve been out most days the past month picture-taking and tagging. The rest of the garden has had to give way (the cucumbers not appreciating the company, you … Continue reading →

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White Monday

Posted on November 26, 2012 by gtsds

It has been a true November, if vember is Latin for reasonably decent weather. We have had no vember. Winter, after only a few days, can feel like it has always been here; will be with us always. Elsewhere, gardeners … Continue reading →

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Pop Idols

Posted on August 1, 2011 by gtsds

If this blog has shown anything, it is that primulas are best. But who are second-best? It’s poppies.

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