“They say” that growing the Himalayan Blue Poppy is notoriously difficult so it is not without a degree of gardener’s smugness that I’m celebrating its appearance in the garden this spring. And what a sight it is, this clear blue burst of color tucked in the corner behind the coral bark maple. The 120 seeds I planted in The GreenHouse a year ago February yielded just 6 seedlings. Of the 6 seedlings 4 survived. Three are still only 5 inches tall and taking their own sweet time doing not too much of anything. The fourth grew up and is flowering. I’d say this gives me gardener’s bragging rights. Continue reading →