the fields of Northern France and Flanders were once again ripped open as World War One raged through Europe's heart. Once the conflict was over the poppy was one of the only plants to grow on the ...

You probably know that poppies sprung up in their thousands on Flanders fields after the fighting had ... the potential for the seeds to be used to grow opium poppies, they are banned as food ...

It all began with Walther Nernst, a German chemist. He was born in 1864 in Poland, which was part of Prussia at the time. Nernst was a smart boy, mechanically minded – the type who always ...

A summer garden filled with colorful poppy flowers starts in autumn. Either let your poppies dry out and naturally scatter ...

Tracey Largue After the war, the poppy became the symbol of Remembrance for those who gave their lives. It was inspired by the famous poem, In Flanders Fields, which was written during World War ...