THERE’S few things more lovely than a sweetpea in bloom. Especially if they’re filled with fragrance and happily climbing ...

The colourful blooms of sweet peas, held on long, straight stems, make perfect cut flowers. Plus, the more you pick them, the more buds form to make fresh flowers. Not all varieties have their famous ...

If you’re looking to grow peas to eat, then you should be careful in choosing a variety. Not all peas are edible. Ornamental ...

Sweet peas like to grow their roots long - and they don't like being disturbed. So the best way of keeping them happy is to fill toilet rolls with compost - and then place on a seed tray.

Sow seeds in a cold frame in autumn or straight into the ground in spring, and you'll be eating sweet, tender peas straight from ... ensuring there's enough space for plant supports.

Why grow sweet peas as a screen? Sweet peas need support and a screen is a great way of exploiting their natural growing habit while introducing height, colour and scent in one season. Create a ...

It is good for training along a wire fence, trellis, or up an obelisk as the stems grow 1.5 to 1.8 m in length so support is required. Nectar rich bedding sweetpeas. Sweet pea Bijou Mixed is a ...

The great news is that this is the best time of year to start planting many different types of plants, including beautiful flowers like sweet peas. Growing your own plants comes with a myriad of ...

STANWOOD, Wash. — If you want to grow your own plants or flowers but don't have a green thumb - a new book is here to help! Marryn Mathis is the founder of the Farmhouse Flower Farm in Stanwood.