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 ...
Note that all parts of the sweet pea are inedible, despite their yummy fragrance, and the flowers are extraordinary too — delicate crepe-papery blooms growing thickly on vines in a wide range of ...
Sweet peas need support and a screen is a great way ... making it slightly wider and deeper than the root ball of the plant. Allow plants to grow for four weeks until they are about 30cm (12in ...
Q: I grew sweet peas this summer and loved filling the house with their flowers. The plants have finished and I was going to clear them away to the compost heap but noticed a lot of pods on them.
Scientists found that species including orchid and sweet pea could re-orient themselves in 10-48 hours after an injury These plants are able to bend, twist and reposition their stems to ensure ...