The Trellisherbarium, plate 04 Sown MMXXVI
Three movements

A garden that grows as you read

Grow somethingslowly

Nothing here blooms on arrival. The stems draw themselves as you scroll, the leaves unfurl a beat behind, and the flowers open last — the way a real garden keeps its own schedule.

Vines5
Leaves26
Blooms7
SeasonLate spring
Packet no. 04Net wt. 0.4 g

Papaver rhoeas

Common poppy · field selection

Sow Mar–May Depth 2 mm Light Full sun
I

The trellis

Scroll to grow · click a vine to water
0% grown
II

The garden index

Three beds, three habits

Climbers

Lathyrus odoratus

Tendrils that find the lattice without being told. Plant at the foot of the frame and walk away for a fortnight.

Bed 01 · Full sun · 180 cm

Perennials

Paeonia lactiflora

Slow to establish, generous for a decade. Cut nothing in the first year; the roots are doing the work underground.

Bed 02 · Partial shade · 90 cm

Seed heads

Papaver somniferum

Leave the pods standing through winter. They hold the shape of the season long after the colour has gone.

Bed 03 · Full sun · 120 cm