Nothing quite says spring like harvesting fresh, crisp pea pods straight from your vegetable garden! Once temperatures begin to increase, peas are one of the best edible crops to plant ...

Sweet peas add a pop of colour to any garden - and Monty Don has reminded gardeners of the best time to begin growing them ...

Peas have a short period to grow. They only thrive in cool weather and fail in summer heat. They need to be planted in March; ...

Keep the compost moist and transplant into the garden once the seedlings have established. Dig out a shallow trench and gently slide the pea seedlings into it. Water and cover with cloches to ...

Few flowers are as nostalgic and charming as ornamental sweet peas, Lathyrus odoratus. Their delicate petals, ruffled blooms, and intoxicating fragrance evoke memories of cottage gardens, ...

Block planting. As a space-saving alternative to single, well-spaced rows, some vegetables do very well planted in blocks of ...

Secure the sweet pea to its cane with string, garden twine or special sweet pea rings. When the sweet peas have grown too tall for their supporting canes, untie all of them and lay the stems ...

The middle of March is the time to start growing cool season crops such as peas, sweet peas, lettuce, radishes, cabbage, kale ...

Some of you are already planting greens such as turnips, collards, kale, and cabbage. Those will withstand the cold weather ...

Sweet peas have an irresistible perfume and every winter garden should have these wonderful scented, free flowering varieties. If sown this month, sweet peas should start coming into flower in June.

Marryn Mathis is the founder of the Farmhouse Flower Farm in Stanwood. Her beautiful sweet pea flowers and workshops have earned her the name "Sweet Pea Queen." Mathis joined ARC Seattle co-anchor ...