Sweet peas are amongst the most adored garden blooms. Floriferous, gloriously fragrant and available in a dazzling array of colors from softest cream to vibrant violet they never cease to captivate.

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 ...

Daisies have a cheerful appearance, and they come in so many varieties and colors. But did you know different colors of daisies have different meanings? So if you're gifting a bouquet of daisies to ...

He opens his nursery on certain days in summer for small parties of visitors. He briskly explains what marks out a professionally grown sweet pea: "We always sow in autumn, we have very good soil and ...

Their intoxicating scent is a feature of the traditional English cottage garden and earned them their delightful name. Now the sweet pea, whose Latin name lathyrus odoratus means "delicate pleasures", ...

In 1699 a monk in Italy called Franciscus Cupani sent seeds of Lathyrus odoratus to a Dr Uvedale, of Enfield in Middlesex. This was the first recorded instance of a sweet pea being grown in this ...

CORVALLIS – Sweet peas are a classic flower in English gardens since they were introduced in the 17th century from southern Italy and have transplanted well to all parts of the world, including ...

My grandmother grew pink sweet peas to cover tattered tar paper siding on a shed in her tiny garden on the east side of Buffalo. I remember my sister and me picking the flowers and seed pods for ...

No summer garden is complete without sweet peas. With super-abundant, delicate flowers with a heavenly perfume, they are addictive to grow, not least for their cut-flower potential, filling our homes ...

Nothing makes scents like sweet peas. These climbing, vining legumes aren’t edible — they’re grown for their flowers, and when I say flowers, think armfuls of colorful, ambrosial bouquets, brightening ...

Sweet peas flower in vibrant shades of blue and purple, right down to the palest pink, making them a beautiful way to add some colour to your garden during the summer months. However, if you are ...