2) Ballistic seeds: Let the fun begin! These are the exploders, like California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), with seeds that go flying when the pod dries enough to split open. Watch for seed ...

Many kinds of blooms will benefit from being planted late in the season, to make sure your garden is full of color next ...

The California poppy, Eschscholzia californica, is a tough, fast-growing, drought-tolerant, self-seeding California native wildflower. It is indigenous to western North America.

This poppy has finely cut blue-green foliage, clear butter-yellow flowers and multiplies from its own seeds. These drop in place year after year, eventually naturalizing drier portions of the garden.