Papaver rhoeas (Corn poppy) is a vigorous reseeder and bloom for a very long period, much longer than P. somniferum. Mine begin with the Siberian irises and when they finish up in late July, I just pull them and scatter a few seeds. Following season I "edit" most of the seedlings--there are always too many--then begin the process again. You should be able to find the seed anywhere.

Based on what I have seen here the blue cedar will have a stake due to a deformed rootstock being used, and the tops of the box are plenty big enough for their roots to be matted - the magnolia will not be the only one that needs work at planting. With deciduous magnolias it appears you want to be subjecting them to root damage only when they are in leaf. Otherwise they may just sit there and rot. When a potted plant has the correct proportion between top and roots the top looks undersized to many consumers. This and growers not keeping up with potting on anyway results in under-potted stock being the general situation in the retail setting. Loosening up the outside of a matted root system is not too hard to deal with; corkscrew roots, hard woody root turnips and other severe deformities in the center of the root mass, right below the crown - resulting from stock being left in bands, liners or 4" pots way too long at production facilities - is a different story, and just the thing to spoil a woody specimen after it has grown for many years and made a nice big top. Tall, fast growers like cypresses or pines may even break loose and go over, when part of the root system is caught up in going around and around - instead of all of the main roots immediately leaving the vicinity of the trunk and radiating outward to their full lengths and forming a good anchorage. This post was edited by bboy on Tue, Dec 31, 13 at 16:38

Thanks for your comments and suggestions. I am looking for a fernleaf peony. The cabins are 1806 and 1826. We want the new plants to be from that time frame. The 1806 cabin owner came from Maryland to Ohio. We visited Adena gardens last year. We were told of a peony plant farm in the area. We have tried to locate it and have had no sucess. We would like to see the plant and get information on it before we plant it. We like to visit garden centers and the road trips that go along with it. So we would like to find a source in Ohio. Thanks again.

"Any suggestions for palms in pots on pool side deck in zone 8 A which can be left year round !" Probably, NONE. How big are the "pots" going to be? Pots are MUCH, MUCH colder than in-the-ground, soil temps. I think even Chamaerops, Butias, Trachys, and Sabals would not survive pot conditions in zone 8 over the winter. If you could even provide a garage as winter protection, some palms would work (Phoenix canariensis, Washingtonias, Butias, Chamaerops, Trachys, Sabals, and Queens would work). Bananas are also very tropical, but you would have to protect the corms over the winter.