See California in bloom this spring by visiting this nature reserve where colorful wildflowers blanket the hills and line ...

They're now one of my favorite flowers. Iceland Poppies are tricky to grow ... of the soil and barely cover with a light dusting of sand or just leave them on top of the ground.

3. While most people know poppies for their association with WW1 and WW2, the flower has long been linked with young men dying too soon, especially in poems reflecting on war. In The Iliad ...

So that's why we are protecting them basically." This year there was a decent bloom of poppies, but the flowers were closed on the second day of the festival due to cold weather. "In February ...