To be pissed off with the poppies?

[NapQueen]

《Semi lighthearted》

Live on a row of terraces, with a small area to the front of each property with a little wall round it. Some have gravel, some grass, some nothing blah blah.

One resident appears to have just chucked a shit load of wild flower seeds down in his and honestly, jt lools bloody gorgeous.

BUT. THE POPPIES?!?!?

Since his garden has really blossomed, poppies are springing up all up and down the street. But not in a nice "ooh look at their pretty garden with the poppies in". More a "this street hasnt waxed its bikini line" way. One big lovely crazy 80s bush of poppies is nice. But the stragglers growing out of cracks in walls, along the road edge, out of random pots on other peoples fronts.

Every day I come home and theres another frigging poppy on the street. They truly are the herpes of the plant world. Which is a shame as unlile herpes, they really are pretty.

I just wish they would stay put.

Herpes of the plant world made me laugh!

Although not as much as the "she dislikes wildflowers growing rebelliously in her pavement= Nazi sympathiser" conclusion a PP made.

I agree with the person who said get the whole street on a wildflower craze, it'll look lovely. Maybe get some Ivy and let it loose on everyone houses, it'll be like a fairy tale village (or weird ghost town depending on the lighting)

Forget me Nots are cunts too. Honestly, if you stayed still long enough they grow out your cleavage.

Hunger - if it is your garden, why wouldn't you be allowed?

What on Earth are people jumping on the OP for? You do realize she is talking about a plant that's become invasive on her street? Not the poppies for remembrance day?

I've heard of not reading the thread, but this is ridiculous.

If we are collecting data I like poppies, however my father had an inveterate hatred of hostas for a reason that was never adequately explained. If we visited Wisley we had to avoid the hosta area or he'd go off in a diatribe about them.

Lol at forget me nots are cunts!

Tick if she's renting she might not be allowed to make flower beds in the garden?

A the OP has found out, you don't need flower beds for poppies, they will have a go at growing in containers too.

I have the solution - you'll need to effectively sterilise the poppies. This will mean waiting to spot every seed head as soon as it appears and either shaking the seeds out like they are nature's own pepperpot, or just go for broke and behead them. Next year - no poppies. You'll need to have ninja-like stealth and derring-do to achieve this without widespread judgement from your neighbours and I recommend the cover of darkness. But I'm almost sure it will be a piece of piss.

Last year DD took it upon herself to empty out all the Poppy seed heads in the garden and walk around the streets near us scattering the seeds

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How about it's a public forum and therefore I don't have to shut because you say so.

No, carry on - you are making such a monumental tit of yourself that will be recorded forever on this public forum.

Surely dandelions are the herpes of the plant world.

I like them... beyond a 200m exclusion zone from my house. Shame about the public park and grass verges. It's a lost cause

Hmm.. Those flowers look interesting

I love self-set flowers all over the bloody place - a local cottage has a buddleia growing out of its chimney

The irrational hatred of hostas has made me laugh. Damn those pesky hostas and their evil flowering ways.

How lovely.

Sure soldiers who fought for our country hold that sane view.

Wow, that's got to be an eleven on the ridiculometer.
One of these things is not like the other, one of these things is not the same...

I am now completely inspired to take a long walk in my neighborhood with a ton of poppy seeds. Thanks for the inspiration OP. I am sorry it is not making you as happy as it is me.

It's a bit early for the poppy police isn't it?

I really can't understand this. You think they're pretty, but you also require them to be orderly? Why?
We've tarmacked and paved so much of our environment, it gladdens my heart to see nature thriving despite us, and ninja poppies reclaiming the street? Sounds great to me.

furrylittletwerp buddleia really are thugs. They can really damage bricks and mortar if they get their roots into them. I really really hate them.

I quite like poppies though.

Sure soldiers who fought for our country hold that sane view

Just confirmed with dh that errant poppies are dickheads. He served frontline for ten years. He also mows the lawn. So as we were people.

These are my favourite poppies 👌🏻

We've got loads of poppies in our back garden. They look really beautiful and the bees love them so that's a good thing.

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I love poppies, infact I have a packet of lovely wild poppy seeds I am going to sow!

I like poppies, even growing where they shouldn't. I have an irrational dislike of carnations though, they are bland and come in horrible colours.

It is indeed a public forum nostringstoholdmedown but you are ridiculous. Publicly.