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.

I can't tell if you're joking or not

I think it looks nice. And if it helps, I don't think ducks actually grow in situ so they'll probably move on soon.

Wet and throw

The right hand one is for bees

I'd have assumed you were hallucinating also if there was not photo evidence. If I was your neighbour I'd be more worried about my mallard visitors than my door on mn. Ah well at least it was a distraction from those dratted poppies lol.

OP,

No, afraid very much like the wild, bugger-the-orderly-look, poppy attitude in your street.

And its itinerant ducks craving their next opium hit.

I may move there.

We have poppies of all colours and sizes. Love them even if they do take over sometimes 😀

10/10 for 2nd post for complete irrelevance. Seriously you think there were no poppies before ww1 & 2?

And random ducks?!? I think your street is high

Well with that many poppies about

Well with that many poppies about

This thread has given me life after a very poor morning at work.

Though for annoying and unruly flowers that are also utterly pointless due to lack of longevity I give you....day lilies. I've got millions of the fuckers in my back garden-they are indestructible.

I'm wondering if we should send some poppy seeds to Mrs NDN in the nuisance nanny saga?

YABU. I love seeing flowers grow out of cracks in pavements etc, it reminds me that once humans have gone, nature will take back the land.

Poppies will take over the land for sure.

After reading this thread, I just keep getting a visual of that scene in the Wizard of Oz where the Wicked Witch casts a spell on Dorothy and Co by saying "Poppies, poppies, poppies will put you to sleeeepppp!"