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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 ...
• 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 ...
Lilacs have graced gardens for centuries, with their fragrant clusters of purple, white, and pink flowers heralding the ...
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 ...
With their delicious perfume and myriad of candy-like hues, sweet peas are undeniably one of the best early-summer bloomers. To grow them in your garden, you can either sow some seeds (a wider range ...
Nasturtium and sweet pea are annual flowers that have been cultivated in the United States for centuries. Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is a member of the pea family admired for its delightfully ...
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 ...
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 ...
It’s fair to say that 2025 has not been a vintage year for outdoor-grown sweet peas. The hot dry days of an uncharacteristic May (followed, in our case, by frost during Chelsea Flower Show week) were ...