Now, however, some are finding it a nightmare as they struggle to preserve the ephemeral blooms amid growing crowds. Flattened grass and flower beds at a California poppy preserve in Lancaster. Flattened grass and flower beds at a California poppy preserve in Lancaster. “’Bloom where you’re planted” wrote a man who was photographed lying on his back with crushed petals next to his head. “This was the first super bloom where we experienced the power of social media and the Internet,” Dice said.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 06, 2017 18:31 UTC