David Horobin has a photo archive of about 5,000 photos he’s taken so far of the green house project he’s building for his family on a Napa hillside.

To many Californians, poppies are the brilliant orange wildflowers that carpet our landscape in early spring. A field of these vivid blossoms swaying in the breeze is a real treat for the eye. Since 1903, when the California legislature made it official, this cheerful plant has been the state flower. Its seeds have been sent around the world since then and have naturalized in several countries with similar climates.