When I began gardening as an adult, every member of my family and every friend grew hordes of peas. Yet I struggled with it – I failed year after year. Now, I love growing peas, but I am keenly ...

In India, you can grow different varieties of peas, including garden peas, snow peas, and snap peas. Garden peas are the most ...

Once peas have reached 5-8cm (2-3in) in height and their tendrils begin to reach out for support, place stakes next to plants. To grow an early crop, try sowing seeds in a length of old guttering ...

Sweet peas have a delicate, unforgettable fragrance that has never been successfully duplicated artificially. • They are easy to grow in the ground and containers, and should be a part of ...

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 ...

Seeds for sweet peas and native California wildflowers should be planted in November to get the best blooms this spring. • Sweet peas have a delicate, unforgettable fragrance that has never been ...

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 ...

The good news is that it’s perfectly possible to home-save the seed and then use it to grow another generation of plants to fill your garden with fragrant blooms next year. Sweet pea flowers are ...