Admittedly, few jobs seem appealing in the garden in January, but it's a time when I love to escape to the shed, even for just a few minutes, quieten my thoughts and sow some flower seeds. I find it a very hopeful thing to do when we are waiting for the sunlight to return to our yards.
Sowing Icelandic poppy seeds in January is a wonderful way to get ahead of the season and enjoy these florist-favorite flowers earlier in the year. I personally have loved these ethereal flowers for many years, using them in a lot of my floral design work for their unapologetic curves and large, paper-like pastel blooms that look unbelievably delicate but are in fact are surprisingly strong.
