Autumn light fades, but a tray of seeds can still set a bright promise. A tiny October ritual brings long months of scent.

Sweet peas are easy-to-grow, hardy annuals. If you live in USDA Zone 7 or warmer, plant them outdoors in late fall. Elsewhere, plant them from late winter to very early spring. The seedlings can ...

As frosts loom and days shrink, one low-cost autumn task promises morale, fragrance and vivid colour when winter finally ...

• 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 ...

Growing sweet peas is a worthwhile investment, as a flower farmer once told me that sweet peas were her fastest-selling flowers at market. Their success was down to their scent - it’s deeply nostalgic ...

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 ...

Nothing makes scents like sweet peas. These climbing, vining legumes aren’t edible — they’re grown for their flowers, and when I say flowers, think armfuls of colorful, ambrosial bouquets, brightening ...

Peas are a dinner staple for most Brits with a huge number being grown over 35,000 hectares in the UK each year. But did you know that growing them yourself at home can be easier and more cost ...

Some say the most intoxicating perfume in the world comes from sweet peas. The sweet scent is often described as a mixture of honey and oranges. You can grow sweet peas in your Midwest garden, but you ...

GARDENING guru Sophie Valentine shares images and videos of her stunning garden online, as well as her expert tips and tricks. The British mum has grown stunning sweet peas this year. Sweet peas are ...

Why do terracotta pots turn white? JOSH: Over time, a white powdery substance can build up on terracotta pots – this is due to calcium and other salts in your water or fertiliser. They make their way ...