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 ...

For as long as I can remember - which is usually about two minutes, the same as my attention span - I've heard that Good Friday is the traditional day for planting peas. That always struck me as being ...

There is not a specific date to plant sweet pea seeds as long as you plant them in the fall: anytime in October, November or by early December. Sweet pea seeds planted in October do as well as those ...

Last January, a Master Gardening column featured a story about winter sowing seeds. While I found the concept intriguing, I was convinced that sowing seeds indoors under lights on heat mats four to ...

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 ...

Pale lilac sweet peas in the bouquet's center is a fine companion to other homegrown flowers from the writer's garden. As victories go, most would not consider mine significant. Fellow gardeners, ...