All around the garden in the hedgerows are huge poppy plants with the biggest buds I have ever seen. I am hoping they will open before we leave - not sure when the poppy season is. This will be a fabulous display when they do show their faces!!
Nice photo, fabulous detail. Apparently there is rapid growth between April and June, the first flowers appear in June but the peak season is July and August
I too find the waiting to open stage very watchable...I seem to have lost all my poppies in the front garden but remember watching for that special moment when you see what colour they are going to be!
Let's hope it doesn't turn out to be an opium poppy or you could get quite a surprise in more ways than one.