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How to sow sweet peas in January

Keen to get a head start on the gardening year? Here's everything you need to know about sowing sweet peas in January ...
I’ve loved sweet peas for as long as I can remember. I mean, who couldn't be obsessed with their ruffled little petals and unrivalled scent? My all-time favorite? 'Matucana,' most probably, a heritage ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I can’t remember exactly who or what first drew me to growing sweet peas—it might have been the great ...
Sweet peas are among the most enjoyable annual flowers of summer. But not too many gardeners grow them. Perhaps because folks think they are difficult to grow. They aren't, but they don't appreciate ...
Sweet peas are some of the most fragrant cut flowers to bloom in summer. Not only do their wide range of vibrant and pastel hues make for stunning arrangements, but their foliage and wispy tendrils ...
Each day as I enjoyed the small bouquet on the kitchen table, I grew more and more determined that I would ask Davis how he grew them. As it turns out, he has been growing sweet peas (or has been ...
As frosts loom and days shrink, one low-cost autumn task promises morale, fragrance and vivid colour when winter finally loosens. October sowings of sweet peas set roots quietly through the cold ...