Sweet peas are easy-to-grow, hardy annuals. If you live in USDA Zone 7 or warmer, plant them outdoors in late fall. Elsewhere, plant them from late winter to very early spring. The seedlings can ...

Grey skies and shorter days don’t stop gardeners planning bold spring colour. One simple October task sets the stage.

Do you love the smell and beautiful pastel colors of sweet peas in early spring? You can grow them yourself, if you get started now. Sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) require full sun, fertile soil and ...

Chris Lewis, from Kenilworth, wants to know why his/her sweet peas always get grey blotches on their leaves, which shortens their life? This is a form of mildew that almost always gets sweet peas in ...

Knowing how to take sweet pea cuttings is your golden ticket to an endless supply of these beautiful summertime blooms, so it's no surprise that it's something that more people are looking to learn ...

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 ...

SWEET PEAS are fragrant flowers that are easy to grow and come in a range of beautiful colours. Monty Don has warned gardeners that they should be sown now. Sweet peas are a popular plant due to their ...