GROWING peas in home gardens is a cherished tradition for many, offering not just a rewarding harvest of sweet pods but also a delightful gardening experience. Here is everything you need to know ...

Sweet peas are a crowd favourite, signalling that summertime has finally arrived with their beautiful and delicate blooms. Although we're still in spring, there's a little lesser-known gardening ...

Let’s face it, folks — gardening is hard work. For those who don’t have at least one mildly green thumb, gardening can be drudgery — one more thing that has to be done after work, before a round of ...

Let there be peas on Earth! It’s harvest time for our pea-pickin’ gardening expert Bill Finch. A few weeks ago, we built a trellis on Plain Gardening, and now that trellis is covered in peas. We ...

A staple of the summer garden, peas are among the easy-to-grow vegetables that'll thrive in shady areas. Lathyrus oleraceus (formerly Pisum sativum) is the scientific name covering several pea ...

Many vegetables that were planted back in spring, such as tomatoes, squash, cucumbers and snap beans, are finishing or have already reached the end of their productive season. Once the harvest is ...

Abundant in the garden in early summer, peas and mint are delicious companions in recipes. In Colonial times, “peas by the king’s birthday” (that would be King George III’s birthday, on June 4) was ...

Peas are a dinner staple for most Brits with a huge number being grown over 35,000 hectares in the UK each year. But did you know that growing them yourself at home can be easier and more cost ...

Some flowers look beautiful; some smell good. Still others manage to accomplish both. Sweet peas — along with lilacs, for example, and certain lilies — rank with the multitasking superstars that ...

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 ...

Peas are a staple in countless British gardens. They take up little space, taste far sweeter than shop-bought versions and slot easily into anything from summer salads to hearty stews. Yet many ...

And how to create your own vegetable patch in your garden GROWING peas in home gardens is a cherished tradition for many, offering not just a rewarding harvest of sweet pods but also a delightful ...