POPPIES A'POPPIN'
Our poppies have just begun to come out in force. Everywhere else on the island poppy time has come and gone.
This is a very small island and yet there are many micro-climates. Fortunately we live in an area where our poppies bloom late. So - when everyone else is morning the passing of their blooms we are just beginning to enjoy ours.
This year I was lucky enough to find some Himalayan black poppy seeds. I planted over a thousand and they have come up and look very healthy. But - so far all I see is beautiful green foliage. I am still awaiting the first black poppy to bloom. I want to see if they actually are black or just a deep shade of dark red. Till then, I just keep checking every morning.