• 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 ...

The glory of the sweet-pea bloom is behind her, but Glenys Johnson still loves autumn, perhaps most of all. As she pulls the dry pods from her spent vines and opens them to remove the seeds, she knows ...

Asparagus pea will tolerate the same sort of arid, worn-out ground preferred by nasturtiums. Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some thirty years of first-hand ...

Now is the time to sow sweet-pea seeds: here’s how to make sure you have beautiful blooms come spring and summer Tom Brown, a Telegraph columnist for four years, is head gardener at West Dean College ...

Sweet and tender peas are easy to grow in cooler climates, or over the cooler months in warmer places. Enjoy them in pasta, salads, risottos and stir-fries, as well as eating them straight from the ...

I ADORE SWEET PEAS. Their history — the first sweet pea is credited to a 17th-century Sicilian monk. The romance — the delicate blooms are totally swoon-worthy. But most of all, their fragrance!