Longwood Gardens is showcasing one of its most anticipated botanical displays: Meconopsis, commonly known as the blue-poppy. The rare, elusive sky-blue blooms have returned to the popular garden in ...

AS WITH all good gardens, the blue poppy meadow at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden started with the soil. Executive director Steve Hootman describes the site as “a big, goopy, sludgy mess.” ...

Winter’s a time to rest for people and plants. For plants, this season’s a break from the grind of growing. Going dormant allows them to survive bitter cold temperatures and days with little sunshine.

Himalayan poppies grow in some of the most inhospitable parts of the world – which is why they thrive in Yorkshire winters AT this time of the year if you take a walk along the lower section of the ...