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

Sweet pea seeds are some of the easiest seeds to harvest and grow, providing you and your backyard with years of color and ...

That was until I resolved that this would be the year I finally figured out how to grow sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) for bouquets. Over a lifetime, my gardening pendulum has swung from one ...

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 ...

Keep your sweet pea seeds moist, and do not let them dry out. Grow them on until they’re about 10cm high, and then remove the tip of the plant with your finger and thumb, which will encourage it ...

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 ...

Despite being related to peas, sweet peas are not edible and are poisonous in large amounts. Though a hardy plant, it can be tricky for some gardeners to grow these flowers from seeds. One common ...