poppies

The red poppies are back in the same patch.  There are not as many as two years ago but as more of the buds open up their slender stems dance bravely in some of this spring's wild winds.

There will be a few left come November 11, Remembrance Day and I will collect the seeds for next year.  They self sow, but I would like to create a big patch of the red poppies in the outside garden for next year.

 I put aside a corner of the vegetable box for the bright yellow Californian poppy and the large mauve poppy.  The seeds of the mauve poppy I collect for cooking.  The poppies self sow and appear in some unexpected places.