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.

Millions of poppies are given out each year across the UK to help raise money for the Poppy Appeal, which supports serving and former members of the armed forces, and to symbolise remembrance. As such ...

Poppies are among the easiest plants to grow from seed. You scatter their seeds over the surface of the earth and let them sprout. This assumes, of course, that there will be a modicum of rain ...

When it was established in 1926, this factory used a different design of four petals and no leaf, and they still use it to this day. 4. The first British poppy crop was destroyed by hares In the ...