October and even early November are the perfect times to be sowing sweet pea for flowers next spring. As well as annual sweet ...

Gardening expert Monty Don returned for another instalment of the hit BBC Two show, Gardener’s World on Friday. The lead host of the programme said gardeners should sow sweet peas now as well as prune ...

Larkspur is one of the best self-seeding flowers, meaning you will only need to sow seeds once for returning blooms, as these ...

‘Indoors, it’s the ideal time to sow slow-germinating exotics such as Gloriosa superba (glory lily) and Eucomis (pineapple ...

The expert noted: “Sweet peas are easy to grow. Simply sow them in pots or trays and use a peat-free compost. By May, once ...

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 ...

Sweet peas take around 12-14 weeks to flower. Cut handfuls of deliciously-scented flowers for a vase so you can bring their gorgeousness inside. It's sweet pea sowing time, so now is your chance to ...

At this time of year, it’s easy to feel wistful, with golden autumn sunlight dappling onto pink sedums and purple asters and the orange glow of the last of the Mexican sunflowers. But don’t get too ...

In 1699, Sicilian monk Franciscus Cupani sent seeds of a local wild sweet pea to his friend, English schoolmaster Robert Uvedale. It was the beginning of a love affair between gardeners and sweet peas ...

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 ...