Patience is a virtue when it comes to growing beautiful flowers, but this is how long you can expect sweet peas to take ...

"There are few pleasures like really burrowing one's nose into sweet peas," according to novelist Angela Thirkell – so how to grow sweet peas in your own garden for a pretty sea of fragranced ...

Growing sweet peas is a worthwhile investment, as a flower farmer once told me that sweet peas were her fastest-selling flowers at market. Their success was down to their scent - it’s deeply ...

Sow seeds in a cold frame in autumn or straight into the ground in spring, and you'll be eating sweet, tender peas ... to create supports for plants. Once peas have reached 5-8cm (2-3in) in ...

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 ...

Peas are a cool season crop planted in November and February. While November has past, February is a good month to plant peas ...