How Do You Plant A California Gold Garden?

California is known as the Golden State for its history of gold mines and its fields of golden poppies. Other flowers and plants also share that golden touch. Here are colorful ways to bring California gold to your garden. Step 1 Scatter California golden poppy seeds in the autumn. The golden flower blooms early in spring and summer. It is a self-seeding flower that does not transplant well. The flowers grow in full sun. The yellow and golden petals open full in daylight and close petals at night. Masses of golden poppies bloom along freeways and roadways as highway beautification programs. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('#jsArticleStep2 span.image a:first').attr('href','http://cdn-write.demandstudios.com/upload//2000/800/50/1/22851.jpg'); }); Tidytip flower Gather tidy tips seed packets at your garden center. Tidy tips is a California wildflower of small yellow, white-tipped daisy-type flowers. Tidy tips grow as a compact bush about 1 to 2 feet tall. Plant tidy ...  more