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

It's best to sow the seeds in October for planting the following spring, but you can also sow in spring. Sweet peas are annuals which are raised from seed to flower the same summer and then die. There ...

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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 ...

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.

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; ...

St. Patrick’s Day for gardeners is considered the beginning of the vegetable planting season. Irish potatoes can be planted now. Asparagus and rhubarb are the two perennial vegetables to get ...