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| Red poppy in Chantemerle, Haute Alpes, France |
If you have read my very first post, you will know that red poppies are my favourite flower. When I was little, I would draw pages of them. I can't remember why I was so drawn to them then, but the love of red poppies remains. Of course, as I grew older I learned that they are the flower of remembrance for those who were lost in war. |
| Poppies commemorating the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme, Westminster Abbey |
However, I only recently found out that this is not a universal custom. During the ceremonies in France for the commemoration of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme, guests wore both the red poppy and the cornflower, which is the flower of remembrance for France. I think cornflowers are pretty close to poppies on my list of favourite flowers, and I have been able to grow them in both Canberra and Brisbane. Here is a final photo that I took, along with the others on this page, on our recent trip. Red poppies and cornflowers- lest we forget.
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| The Herb Garden at Atholl Palace Hotel, Pitlochry, Scotland |
