A popular and easy to grow flower here is Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicale). Unlike many poppy species, Icelands are native to very cold areas, and don’t take heat and hot sun well. In the Vail area, ...

The plant: The Iceland poppy, with its tall, gray-green, fuzzy stems, appears to be peeking over the garden as if constantly on guard, reminiscent of the Kalahari Desert’s adorable meerkats.

(Image: Iceland ) The new paper bags will set you back 30p but shoppers can also purchase plastic-free bags for life and insulated freezer bags too - the insulated bags costs £1.75 each.

I wonder about plants all the time. I am sure you do, too.We drive by a perfect hedge of Simplicity roses on our way to work and wonder how the homeowner pulls it off. Or park the car under a… ...

Björk feels furious when she thinks about the thousands of what she calls “Frankenstein fish” swimming through Iceland’s rivers in the past year. Like a scene from Piranha, the foreign fish ...

Q. Last year I planted Iceland poppies and they grew and flowered well. The problem came when I cut them and put them in a vase. They wilted right away. I’d like to plant them again this year… ...

Find out more about the UK's Poppy Appeal and what people are doing to mark Remembrance Day in 2011. ... Pictures: 90th anniversary for UK Poppy Appeal. Published. 11 November 2011.

Supermarket chain Iceland is introducing facial recognition technology across its UK stores in a major new initiative to combat shoplifting and protect staff from abuse and violence. The retailer ...

Although Thor is an “amazing thing to see”, he should be left alone to rest so as not to expend energy unnecessarily, Rod Downie at conservation charity WWF-UK, told the BBC. The walrus is ...

Thor first appeared in UK waters in Hampshire in December 2022 before spending New Year in Scarborough and then heading up the coast to Northumberland, where he was last seen in January.

The Iceland poppy, with its tall, gray-green, fuzzy stems, appears to be peeking over the garden as if constantly on guard, reminiscent of the Kalahari Desert’s adorable meerkats. This plant ...